Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Sudan
Sudan: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 35.4 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 35.4 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Sudan peaked at 38.3 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2 percent, in 2020.
That places Sudan 15th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3 percent | — |
| 2001 | 38.2 percent | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1 percent | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 38 percent | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.9 percent | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7 percent | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3 percent | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 37 percent | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6 percent | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.1 percent | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9 percent | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 35.8 percent | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 35.6 percent | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5 percent | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 35.3 percent | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 35 percent | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7 percent | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4 percent | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 34.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.2 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.4 percent | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.9 percent | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.4 percent | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.87 percent | 37 percent | 38.3 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.49 percent | 34.4 percent | 36.6 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.62 percent | 34.2 percent | 35.4 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 215.92 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 88.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 24,878 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 519.4 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 628.46 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 23,460 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 21,381 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Sudan?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Sudan was 35.4 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2 percent in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Sudan ranks 15th 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 Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.