Share of children who are overweight in Samoa
Samoa: Share of children who are overweight was 9.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.4
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
44th
of 163 countries
All-time high
9.4
in 2024
All-time low
5.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Samoa stood at 9.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Samoa peaked at 9.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 44th of 163 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.
Share of children who are overweight in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 | — |
| 2001 | 5.4 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.5 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.8 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.8 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 9.4 | +5.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Samoa?
- Share of children who are overweight in Samoa was 9.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Samoa ranks 44th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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