Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 7.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.3 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 19 countries
All-time high
7.3 %
in 2023
All-time low
5.3 %
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2024

024682000201220242000: 5.3 %2001: 5.4 %2002: 5.5 %2003: 5.6 %2004: 5.7 %2005: 5.8 %2006: 5.9 %2007: 5.9 %2008: 6 %2009: 6.1 %2010: 6.2 %2011: 6.3 %2012: 6.4 %2013: 6.6 %2014: 6.7 %2015: 6.8 %2016: 6.9 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 7 %2019: 7.1 %2020: 7.1 %2021: 7.2 %2022: 7.2 %2023: 7.3 %2024: 7.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 7.3 % for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 7.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3 %, in 2000.

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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 5.3 %
2001 5.4 % +1.9%
2002 5.5 % +1.9%
2003 5.6 % +1.8%
2004 5.7 % +1.8%
2005 5.8 % +1.8%
2006 5.9 % +1.7%
2007 5.9 % +0.0%
2008 6 % +1.7%
2009 6.1 % +1.7%
2010 6.2 % +1.6%
2011 6.3 % +1.6%
2012 6.4 % +1.6%
2013 6.6 % +3.1%
2014 6.7 % +1.5%
2015 6.8 % +1.5%
2016 6.9 % +1.5%
2017 6.9 % +0.0%
2018 7 % +1.4%
2019 7.1 % +1.4%
2020 7.1 % +0.0%
2021 7.2 % +1.4%
2022 7.2 % +0.0%
2023 7.3 % +1.4%
2024 7.3 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.72 % 5.3 % 6.1 % 10
2010s 6.69 % 6.2 % 7.1 % 10
2020s 7.22 % 7.1 % 7.3 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 7.3 % 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 7.3 % in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3 % in 2000.
How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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