Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia
Colombia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia is 6.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia peaked at 6.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 61st of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More infrastructure data for Colombia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.32 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1194 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.74 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Colombia was 6.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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