Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda
Uganda: Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) was 0.3 million No in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.3 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 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda peaked at 0.3 million No in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2 million No, in 2000.
That places Uganda 18th out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 0.3 million No | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 million No | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2 million No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 million No | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 million No | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.3 million No is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 million No, 3.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.3 million No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1 million No, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.29 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.3 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.23 million No | 0.2 million No | 0.3 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3 million No | 0.3 million No | 0.3 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda?
- Number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) in Uganda was 0.3 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 million No in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled)?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modeled) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.