Children moderately or severely overweight in Africa
Africa: Children moderately or severely overweight was 9,673 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Africa is 9,673 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Africa peaked at 9,673 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,980 num th, in 2019.
Africa ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Africa, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,632 num th | — |
| 2001 | 8,877 num th | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9,092 num th | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 9,270 num th | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 9,403 num th | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9,480 num th | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9,496 num th | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9,461 num th | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 9,390 num th | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 9,285 num th | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9,150 num th | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8,990 num th | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 8,818 num th | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8,649 num th | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8,489 num th | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,347 num th | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 8,216 num th | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8,103 num th | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 8,017 num th | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7,980 num th | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8,033 num th | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8,206 num th | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8,508 num th | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8,979 num th | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 9,673 num th | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,239 num th | 8,632 num th | 9,496 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,476 num th | 7,980 num th | 9,150 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,680 num th | 8,033 num th | 9,673 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More development goals data for Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 679.3 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 212.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 386 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 374 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 237 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 779 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 979 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,004 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.44 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 64,821 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Africa?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Africa was 9,673 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,673 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,980 num th in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa 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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