Share of children who are overweight in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of children who are overweight was 2.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Eritrea stood at 2.8. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Eritrea peaked at 2.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 | — |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8 | +12.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.3, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 | 1.9 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Eritrea?
- Share of children who are overweight in Eritrea was 2.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Eritrea ranks 138th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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