Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America
South America: Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) was 2.8 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
South America recorded 2.8 million No for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America peaked at 2.8 million No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4 million No, in 2000.
That places South America 18th out of 36 groups 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.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4 million No | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 million No | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.6 million No | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.6 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7 million No | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8 million No | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8 million No | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.49 million No | 2.4 million No | 2.5 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million No | 2.5 million No | 2.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 million No | 2.8 million No | 2.8 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 18 Afghanistan 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Angola 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Bangladesh 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Iraq 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Kenya 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Philippines 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Thailand 0.3 million No compare
- 18 Uganda 0.3 million No compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 million No compare
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- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in South America was 2.8 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 million No in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 million No in 2000.
- How does South America rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)?
- South America ranks 18th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled estimates) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.