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Nigeria: Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent), Value

11.60% · 2021

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2003 to 2021.

20032021

Every year

YearValue (%)Note
202111.6X
20206.5X
20186.8X
201610.8X
20157.3X
20147.9X
201110.2X
200311.2X

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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 affected by wasting (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21026-6121 (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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