Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Liberia
Liberia: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 29.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Liberia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Liberia stood at 29.8%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Liberia peaked at 45.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 23rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 36.1% | 45.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.8% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.8% compare
- 21 Chad 31.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.0% compare
- 24 Cameroon 28.9% compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 28.1% compare
- 26 Syria 27.9% compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Liberia?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Liberia was 29.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Liberia ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.