Share of children who are overweight in Belgium
Belgium: Share of children who are overweight was 4.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Belgium, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Belgium is 4.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Belgium peaked at 4.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4, in 2001.
Belgium ranks 91st of 162 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.41 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.52 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Belgium?
- Share of children who are overweight in Belgium was 4.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Belgium ranks 91st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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