Share of children who are overweight in Laos
Laos: Share of children who are overweight was 3.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Laos is 3.7, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Laos peaked at 3.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2001.
Laos ranks 123rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 587.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 7,569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 63.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 1,343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Laos?
- Share of children who are overweight in Laos was 3.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2001.
- How does Laos rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Laos ranks 123rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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