Share of children who are overweight in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of children who are overweight was 7.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 7.5 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Lesotho peaked at 7.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 60th 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 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 | 7 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 57 Costa Rica 7.9 compare
- 58 United Kingdom 7.8 compare
- 59 Turkey 7.7 compare
- 60 Dominican Republic 7.5 compare
- 60 Equatorial Guinea 7.5 compare
- 63 Mexico 7.4 compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.5705 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 50.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.3704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 29.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 656.77 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Lesotho?
- Share of children who are overweight in Lesotho was 7.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Lesotho ranks 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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