Share of children who are overweight in Iran
Iran: Share of children who are overweight was 2.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Iran is 2.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Iran peaked at 5.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2024.
Iran ranks 139th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.22 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 | 2.7 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 2,676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29,008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 8.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 105.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 35,629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 3,079 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 42,936 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Iran?
- Share of children who are overweight in Iran was 2.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Iran ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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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