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

0.60% · 2023+50.0% since 2013

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for Peru from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

Year	Value (%)	Note
2023	0.6	X
2022	0.5	X
2021	0.4	X
2020	0.4	X
2019	1	X
2018	0.5	X
2017	0.5	X
2016	0.6	X
2015	0.6	X
2014	0.6	X
2013	0.4	X
2012	0.6	X
2011	0.4	X
2010	0.7	X
2009	0.6	X
2007	0.8	X
2005	1	X
2001	1	X
2000	1.1	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 affected by wasting (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21026-6121 (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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