Children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children moderately or severely overweight was 94.6 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso stood at 94.6 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 182.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.6 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.1 num th, in 2010.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 164 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.58 num th | 31.2 num th | 42.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.01 num th | 31.1 num th | 46.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.16 num th | 50.8 num th | 94.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Burkina Faso was 94.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 num th in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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