Children moderately or severely overweight in Greece
Greece: Children moderately or severely overweight was 50.8 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Greece, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Greece stood at 50.8 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Greece peaked at 75.1 num th in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.8 num th, in 2024.
Greece ranks 82nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.88 num th | 56.8 num th | 72.7 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.86 num th | 64.5 num th | 75.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.14 num th | 50.8 num th | 63.1 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Greece?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Greece was 50.8 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1 num th in 2011.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8 num th in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Greece ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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