Share of children who are overweight in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of children who are overweight was 4.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.7
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
97th
of 163 countries
All-time high
7.2
in 2014
All-time low
3.8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4.7 for share of children who are overweight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Ecuador peaked at 7.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 97th out of 163 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.
Share of children who are overweight in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.3 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.7 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.9 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.2 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 6 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 5.2 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7 | -9.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 63% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.97 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Ecuador?
- Share of children who are overweight in Ecuador was 4.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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