World Bank reports stunting in Indonesia down from 30.8 per cent to 19.8 per cent under the INEY programme

19 October 2026

The World Bank's country overview for Indonesia reports results from its portfolio of projects in the country.
Under the Investing in Nutrition and Early Years (INEY) programme, stunting fell from 30.8 per cent in 2018 to 19.8 per cent in 2024.
The ISLE 1 and ISLE 2 operations have benefited over two million people in remote regions.
The ICARE project has benefited more than 13,000 farmers across 13 agricultural commodities.
The Mangroves for Coastal Resilience project, M4CR, has rehabilitated 13,000 hectares of mangroves.
The SIMURP project has upgraded over 270,000 hectares of irrigation, raising crop intensity by up to 216 per cent, and together with Climate Smart Agriculture pilots has helped more than 890,000 farming households. A tourism project is credited with creating over one million jobs.