Share of children who are overweight in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children who are overweight was 13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
13th
of 162 countries
All-time high
13.1
in 2020
All-time low
9.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 13 for share of children who are overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Barbados peaked at 13.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.3, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 13th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.38 | 9.3 | 11.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.37 | 11.6 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 | 13 | 13.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0355 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 9.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 23.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 73.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Barbados?
- Share of children who are overweight in Barbados was 13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Barbados ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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