Share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of children who are overweight was 8.4 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde stood at 8.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde peaked at 8.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2012.
That places Cape Verde 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.35 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.61 | 5.5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 8.4 compare
- 55 Nauru 8.2 compare
- 56 Bhutan 8 compare
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 53.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.6589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde?
- Share of children who are overweight in Cape Verde was 8.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Cape Verde ranks 53rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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