Share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Share of children who are overweight was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 162 countries
All-time high
15
in 2022
All-time low
5.5
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 7th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5 | — |
| 2001 | 5.8 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.3 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.7 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.2 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 9.7 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.7 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 13.4 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 14.8 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.19 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.06 | 9.7 | 14.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 | 14.6 | 15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Share of children who are overweight in Trinidad and Tobago was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 7th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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