Share of children who are overweight in United States of America
United States of America: Share of children who are overweight was 9.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in United States of America, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in United States of America stood at 9.7. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in United States of America peaked at 9.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 38th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 7.93 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 9.9 compare
- 35 Kyrgyzstan 9.9 compare
- 35 Thailand 9.9 compare
- 39 Brunei Darussalam 9.5 compare
- 39 Russia 9.5 compare
- 39 Tonga 9.5 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in United States of America?
- Share of children who are overweight in United States of America was 9.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for share of children who are overweight?
- United States of America ranks 38th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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