Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 47.4 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 47.4 percent, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Yemen peaked at 55.4 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.6 percent, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 6th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.3 percent | — |
| 2001 | 55.4 percent | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3 percent | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.2 percent | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8 percent | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.4 percent | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.8 percent | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.1 percent | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2 percent | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2 percent | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2 percent | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3 percent | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.5 percent | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8 percent | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.3 percent | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47 percent | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6 percent | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.3 percent | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 46 percent | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.7 percent | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.6 percent | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8 percent | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.3 percent | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7 percent | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.4 percent | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.07 percent | 51.2 percent | 55.4 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.47 percent | 45.7 percent | 50.2 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.36 percent | 45.6 percent | 47.4 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Eritrea 48 percent compare
- 4 Angola 47.7 percent compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6 percent compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 45.4 percent compare
- 8 Guatemala 44.6 percent compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.1 percent compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Yemen?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Yemen was 47.4 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6 percent in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Yemen ranks 6th 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 Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.