Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) was 5.7 million No in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia is 5.7 million No, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia peaked at 5.7 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9 million No, in 2014.
Southern Asia ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 million No | — |
| 2001 | 5.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2 million No | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1 million No | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 million No | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 million No | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9 million No | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 million No | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.1 million No | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2 million No | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 5.4 million No | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 5.7 million No | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.21 million No | 5 million No | 5.3 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.94 million No | 4.9 million No | 5 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 million No | 5 million No | 5.7 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5 million No compare
- 7 Pakistan 0.7 million No compare
- 7 Russian Federation 0.7 million No compare
- 8 Türkiye 0.4 million No compare
- 9 Algeria 0.6 million No compare
- 9 Cameroon 0.6 million No compare
- 9 Ethiopia 0.6 million No compare
- 9 Indonesia 0.6 million No compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3 million No compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2 million No compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2 million No compare
- 10 Melanesia 0.2 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate -2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 10.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 4.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Southern Asia was 5.7 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 million No in 2014.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th 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 Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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