Share of children who are overweight in Singapore
Singapore: Share of children who are overweight was 3.8 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Singapore, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Singapore stood at 3.8. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Singapore peaked at 3.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 122nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Singapore?
- Share of children who are overweight in Singapore was 3.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Singapore ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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