Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 29.8 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands is 29.8 percent, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands peaked at 33.3 percent in 2007 and was at its lowest, 28.9 percent, in 2020.
Solomon Islands ranks 29th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1 percent | — |
| 2001 | 31.3 percent | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.7 percent | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 32.1 percent | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 32.5 percent | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 32.9 percent | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.2 percent | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.3 percent | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.2 percent | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 33 percent | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.7 percent | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3 percent | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9 percent | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 31.5 percent | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.2 percent | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9 percent | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.5 percent | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.1 percent | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6 percent | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.2 percent | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.9 percent | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2 percent | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5 percent | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.8 percent | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.43 percent | 31.1 percent | 33.3 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 percent | 29.2 percent | 32.7 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.26 percent | 28.9 percent | 29.8 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.9 percent compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.9 percent compare
- 29 Rwanda 29.8 percent compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 28.3 percent compare
- 32 Philippines 27.7 percent compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 18.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 23.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Solomon Islands was 29.8 percent in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 percent in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9 percent in 2020.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Solomon Islands ranks 29th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.