Share of children who are overweight in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of children who are overweight was 4.1 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Tuvalu, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 4.1 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Tuvalu peaked at 5.7 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2024.
That places Tuvalu 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5.61 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Tuvalu?
- Share of children who are overweight in Tuvalu was 4.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2024.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Tuvalu ranks 116th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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