Children who are overweight sdgs in Australia
Australia: Children who are overweight sdgs was 26.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.4
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
1st
of 163 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2024
All-time low
7.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children who are overweight sdgs in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 26.4 for children who are overweight sdgs in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Australia peaked at 26.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2000.
Australia ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children who are overweight sdgs in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3 | — |
| 2001 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.8 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 8.2 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 9 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 10.6 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 12 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 14.4 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 15.3 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 16.3 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 18.4 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 19.5 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 20.7 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 23 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 25.3 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 26.4 | +4.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 26.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6, 3.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's 26.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5, 4.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.99 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.01 | 12 | 20.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.14 | 21.8 | 26.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 Papua New Guinea 18.5 compare
- 3 Turks and Caicos Islands 18.3 compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5 compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Australia?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Australia was 26.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children who are overweight sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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