Share of children who are overweight in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of children who are overweight was 13.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.5
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
10th
of 162 countries
All-time high
13.5
in 2024
All-time low
9.2
in 2007
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13.5 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Uruguay peaked at 13.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 10th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.36 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.18 | 11.1 | 13.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Uruguay?
- Share of children who are overweight in Uruguay was 13.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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