Children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives
Maldives: Children who are overweight sdgs was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives is 3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives peaked at 5.9 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2024.
That places Maldives 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2 | — |
| 2001 | 4.5 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 5 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.8 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 5 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 4 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | -9.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 40% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 3 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.4, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Maldives was 3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 in 2008.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Maldives ranks 137th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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