Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria
Nigeria: Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children was 24.4 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria, 1990–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria stood at 24.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria peaked at 35.1 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.4, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1 | — |
| 1993 | 35.1 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 26.7 | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 20.6 | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 31.5 | +61.5% |
| 2018 | 21.8 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 24.4 | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1 | 33.1 | 35.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.52 | 19.5 | 31.5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.4 | 18.4 | 24.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.48 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,558 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year (2007)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.677 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria?
- Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children in Nigeria was 24.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1 in 1993.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs prevalence of underweight children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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