Share of children who are overweight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Share of children who are overweight was 5.5 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.5
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
79th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.4
in 2002
All-time low
4.3
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Share of children who are overweight in Bulgaria, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 5.5 for share of children who are overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Bulgaria peaked at 10.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2019.
That places Bulgaria 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.67 | 8 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Bulgaria?
- Share of children who are overweight in Bulgaria was 5.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2019.
- How does Bulgaria rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Bulgaria ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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