Share of children who are overweight in Poland
Poland: Share of children who are overweight was 8.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Poland is 8.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Poland peaked at 8.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2000.
Poland ranks 49th of 162 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.44 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 47 Chile 8.7 compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 8.7 compare
- 49 Montenegro 8.6 compare
- 49 Qatar 8.6 compare
- 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Poland?
- Share of children who are overweight in Poland was 8.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Poland ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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