Share of children who are overweight in Estonia
Estonia: Share of children who are overweight was 5.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Estonia stood at 5.6. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Estonia peaked at 5.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2000.
That places Estonia 77th 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 | 4.72 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Estonia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Estonia was 5.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Estonia ranks 77th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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