Children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Children who are overweight sdgs was 18.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.5
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
18.6
in 2023
All-time low
4.5
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea stood at 18.5.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5 | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 16 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.3 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5 | -0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 18.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.55, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 18.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5, 3.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.58 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.87 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Papua New Guinea was 18.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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