Share of children who are overweight in North Korea
North Korea: Share of children who are overweight was 3.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in North Korea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in North Korea is 3.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in North Korea peaked at 3.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places North Korea 132nd out of 162 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5 compare
- 131 Belarus 3.4 compare
- 132 Ethiopia 3.3 compare
- 132 Germany 3.3 compare
- 132 Philippines 3.3 compare
More reference data data for North Korea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 2,573 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0917 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in North Korea?
- Share of children who are overweight in North Korea was 3.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for share of children who are overweight?
- North Korea ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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