Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 0.7 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador, 1986β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador is 0.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador peaked at 2.7 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 94th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.05 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Ecuador was 0.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Ecuador ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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