Share of children who are overweight in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of children who are overweight was 8.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 8.5 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in El Salvador peaked at 8.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 2000.
El Salvador ranks 52nd 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.
Share of children who are overweight in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4 | — |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.5 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 49 Montenegro 8.6 compare
- 49 Poland 8.6 compare
- 49 Qatar 8.6 compare
- 53 Cape Verde 8.4 compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 8.4 compare
- 55 Naoero 8.2 compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in El Salvador?
- Share of children who are overweight in El Salvador was 8.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of children who are overweight?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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