Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children who are overweight was 5.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 162 countries
All-time high
5.5
in 2023
All-time low
4.2
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu stood at 5.5. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu peaked at 5.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.45 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 387.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 490.43 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu?
- Share of children who are overweight in Vanuatu was 5.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Vanuatu ranks 79th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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