Share of children who are overweight in Somalia
Somalia: Share of children who are overweight was 2.5 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.5
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
144th
of 162 countries
All-time high
4.9
in 2000
All-time low
1.9
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Share of children who are overweight in Somalia, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2.5 for share of children who are overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Somalia peaked at 4.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2018.
That places Somalia 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.38 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.14 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Somalia?
- Share of children who are overweight in Somalia was 2.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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