Children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Children moderately or severely overweight was 3,413 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) recorded 3,413 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 3,413 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,578 num th, in 2018.
That places Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,879 num th | — |
| 2001 | 2,934 num th | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,993 num th | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3,046 num th | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3,082 num th | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,100 num th | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3,100 num th | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,078 num th | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,045 num th | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,000 num th | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,943 num th | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,884 num th | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,821 num th | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,758 num th | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,702 num th | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,652 num th | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,611 num th | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,583 num th | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,578 num th | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,605 num th | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2,667 num th | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 2,768 num th | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2,915 num th | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3,124 num th | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 3,413 num th | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,026 num th | 2,879 num th | 3,100 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,714 num th | 2,578 num th | 2,943 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,978 num th | 2,667 num th | 3,413 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
More development goals data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7684 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,528 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 401 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 394 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 299 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 674 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 798 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 822 (2025)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 24,092 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 3,413 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,413 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,578 num th in 2018.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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