Share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of children who are overweight was 5.4 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone stood at 5.4. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2013.
Sierra Leone ranks 84th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.81 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.14 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 84 Netherlands, The 5.4 compare
- 86 Congo, Republic of 5.3 compare
- 86 Malaysia 5.3 compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone?
- Share of children who are overweight in Sierra Leone was 5.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Sierra Leone ranks 84th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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