Share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia
Indonesia: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia peaked at 8.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
That places Indonesia 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 35% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Indonesia was 2.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Indonesia ranks 142nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.