Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 45.4 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 45.4 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Timor-Leste peaked at 57 percent in 2006 and was at its lowest, 45.2 percent, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 7th 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55 percent | — |
| 2001 | 55.4 percent | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.8 percent | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.2 percent | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.5 percent | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 56.8 percent | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 57 percent | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.8 percent | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.3 percent | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.6 percent | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 54.7 percent | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 53.7 percent | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 52.7 percent | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.8 percent | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 50.9 percent | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 50 percent | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 49.1 percent | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 48.1 percent | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 47.3 percent | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.4 percent | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 45.8 percent | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 45.5 percent | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 45.4 percent | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 45.2 percent | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.4 percent | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.14 percent | 55 percent | 57 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.47 percent | 46.4 percent | 54.7 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.46 percent | 45.2 percent | 45.8 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 4 Angola 47.7 percent compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6 percent compare
- 6 Yemen 47.4 percent compare
- 8 Guatemala 44.6 percent compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.1 percent compare
- 10 Afghanistan 42 percent compare
More reference data data for Timor-Leste
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Timor-Leste?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Timor-Leste was 45.4 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 57 percent in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2 percent in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Timor-Leste ranks 7th 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 Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.