Children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa
Samoa: Children who are overweight sdgs was 9.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
43rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
9.4
in 2024
All-time low
5.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa stood at 9.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa peaked at 9.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 43rd 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 | — |
| 2001 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.4 | +5.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Samoa was 9.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Samoa ranks 43rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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