Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 8.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe is 8.6 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe peaked at 9.1 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.9 %, in 2017.
Northern America and Europe ranks 11th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 8.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.9 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1 % | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 % | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 8.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2 % | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 8.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.4 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.6 % | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.93 % | 8.7 % | 9.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2 % | 7.9 % | 8.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 % | 7.9 % | 8.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America and Europe
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 15 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.3 % compare
- 9 Argentina 14.3 % compare
- 10 Cameroon 13.6 % compare
- 10 Micronesia 5.1 % compare
- 11 Greece 13.5 % compare
- 11 Uruguay 13.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 4.7 % compare
- 13 Algeria 13.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.2 % compare
- 14 Barbados 13 % compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 % compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 8.4 % compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 4.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America and Europe
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,528 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,945 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 3.8 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 26.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 57,563 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 240.7 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,666 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.3 % (2023)
- Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 144 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Northern America and Europe was 8.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 % in 2017.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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