Share of children who are overweight in Maldives
Maldives: Share of children who are overweight was 3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 3 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Maldives peaked at 5.9 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2024.
That places Maldives 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0033 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0033 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Maldives?
- Share of children who are overweight in Maldives was 3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2024.
- How does Maldives rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Maldives ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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