Children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana
Botswana: Children moderately or severely overweight was 34.2 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 34.2 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana peaked at 34.2 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7 num th, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 108th of 180 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 21 num th | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.5 num th | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 22 num th | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.5 num th | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1 num th | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7 num th | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.4 num th | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25.2 num th | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26 num th | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 27 num th | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 27.8 num th | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.4 num th | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.8 num th | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29 num th | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.1 num th | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2 num th | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.4 num th | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7 num th | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 30.2 num th | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 31.1 num th | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 32.3 num th | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2 num th | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 34.2 num th | +3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 34.2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 91% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 34.2 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 52% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.01 num th | 20.7 num th | 26 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.75 num th | 27 num th | 29.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2 num th | 30.2 num th | 34.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More development goals data for Botswana
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.96 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 382.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 107 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,959 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana was 34.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Botswana ranks 108th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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