Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso, 1993–2021
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2021, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso stood at 9.3%.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.4% | — |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -24.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are wasted in Burkina Faso was 9.3% in 2021, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are wasted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are wasted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.