Children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium
Belgium: Children who are overweight sdgs was 4.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium is 4.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium peaked at 4.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 92nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5 | — |
| 2001 | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | +4.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6, 57% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.52 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Belgium was 4.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Belgium ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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