Share of children who are overweight in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children who are overweight was 15.4 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Paraguay, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.4 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Paraguay peaked at 15.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.75 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.59 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 | 14 | 15.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Paraguay?
- Share of children who are overweight in Paraguay was 15.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Paraguay ranks 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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