Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting was 10.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal, 1986–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal stood at 10.2. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal peaked at 10.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 1986.
That places Senegal 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.8 | 8 | 9.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.35 | 8.7 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.49 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 8 Niger 10.9 compare
- 9 Bangladesh 10.7 compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.7 compare
- 12 Cambodia 9.6 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 9.3 compare
- 13 Oman 9.3 compare
- 13 Sri Lanka 9.3 compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal?
- Share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting in Senegal was 10.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 1986.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children with a weight too low for their height wasting rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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