Share of children who are overweight in Nepal
Nepal: Share of children who are overweight was 1.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2020
All-time low
0.7
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Nepal is 1.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Nepal peaked at 1.8 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 154th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.65, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.8 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.4, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.89 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Nepal?
- Share of children who are overweight in Nepal was 1.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Nepal ranks 154th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).