Share of children who are overweight in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of children who are overweight was 2.1 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Pakistan, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.1 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Pakistan peaked at 5.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 149th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.11 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 | 2.1 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Pakistan?
- Share of children who are overweight in Pakistan was 2.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Pakistan ranks 149th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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