Share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children who are overweight was 18.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea is 18.5, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea peaked at 18.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5 | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 6.1 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 6.6 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 7.2 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 8.6 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 11.7 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 13.5 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 15.3 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 16 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 18.3 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.5 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.58 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.87 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children who are overweight in Papua New Guinea was 18.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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