Share of children who are overweight in Colombia
Colombia: Share of children who are overweight was 6.8 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Colombia, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 6.8 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Colombia peaked at 6.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2000.
That places Colombia 66th 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 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Colombia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Colombia was 6.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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