Share of children who are overweight in Finland
Finland: Share of children who are overweight was 4.7 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Finland, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 4.7 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Finland peaked at 4.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2001.
Finland ranks 95th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.81 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Finland?
- Share of children who are overweight in Finland was 4.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Finland ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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