Share of children who are overweight in Moldova
Moldova: Share of children who are overweight was 4.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.1
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
116th
of 162 countries
All-time high
8.9
in 2001
All-time low
3.3
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Moldova, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Moldova is 4.1, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Moldova peaked at 8.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2019.
That places Moldova 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.19 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.37 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Moldova?
- Share of children who are overweight in Moldova was 4.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2019.
- How does Moldova rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Moldova ranks 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).