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India: Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent), Value

32.90% · 2024-16.9% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for India from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

Year	Value (%)	Note
2024	32.9	X
2023	32.8	X
2022	33	X
2021	33.3	X
2020	33.8	X
2019	34.6	X
2018	35.6	X
2017	36.6	X
2016	37.7	X
2015	38.7	X
2014	39.6	X
2013	40.6	X
2012	41.7	X
2011	42.7	X
2010	43.8	X
2009	44.9	X
2008	45.8	X
2007	46.5	X
2006	47.2	X
2005	47.8	X
2004	48.2	X
2003	48.7	X
2002	49.2	X
2001	49.6	X
2000	50	X

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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FAO (2026). Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled estimates) (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21025-6121 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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