Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America
South America: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 9.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America, 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 South America is 9.9 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America peaked at 9.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8 %, in 2000.
That places South America 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 % | — |
| 2001 | 6.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8 % | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4 % | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 9.2 % | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.9 % | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.14 % | 6.8 % | 7.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 % | 7.6 % | 8.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 % | 9 % | 9.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 11 % compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 23.4 % compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 18.5 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 10.5 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9.9 % compare
- 4 Tunisia 17.5 % compare
- 5 Albania 16.7 % compare
- 5 Polynesia 8.9 % compare
- 6 Ukraine 16 % compare
- 7 Paraguay 15.4 % compare
- 7 Türkiye 7.7 % compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 15 % compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for South America
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- Potatoes — Yield, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth -3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in South America was 9.9 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 % in 2000.
- How does South America rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- South America ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 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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