Share of children who are overweight in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children who are overweight was 8.2 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Nauru, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Nauru stood at 8.2. 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 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Nauru peaked at 8.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2000.
That places Nauru 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.24 | 3 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.32 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare
- 53 Cape Verde 8.4 compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 8.4 compare
- 56 Bhutan 8 compare
- 57 Costa Rica 7.9 compare
- 58 United Kingdom 7.8 compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0735 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0786 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Nauru?
- Share of children who are overweight in Nauru was 8.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Nauru ranks 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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