Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia

Liberia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 47.7 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
47.7 num th
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
88th
of 164 countries
All-time high
47.7 num th
in 2024
All-time low
21.6 num th
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 23.2 num th2001: 23.2 num th2002: 23.1 num th2003: 22.3 num th2004: 21.6 num th2005: 21.6 num th2006: 22 num th2007: 22.2 num th2008: 22.3 num th2009: 22.2 num th2010: 22.1 num th2011: 22 num th2012: 22 num th2013: 22.2 num th2014: 22.4 num th2015: 22.7 num th2016: 23.3 num th2017: 24.2 num th2018: 25.4 num th2019: 27.1 num th2020: 29.6 num th2021: 32.6 num th2022: 36.4 num th2023: 41.3 num th2024: 47.7 num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia is 47.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia peaked at 47.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6 num th, in 2004.

Liberia ranks 88th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.37 num th 21.6 num th 23.2 num th 10
2010s 23.34 num th 22 num th 27.1 num th 10
2020s 37.52 num th 29.6 num th 47.7 num th 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 85 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 48.3 num th compare
  2. 86 Haiti 48.1 num th compare
  3. 87 Honduras 48 num th compare
  4. 89 Congo 47.6 num th compare
  5. 90 Romania 44.8 num th compare
  6. 91 Mongolia 42 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Liberia

All data for Liberia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia?
Children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia was 47.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 47.7 num th in 2024.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6 num th in 2004.
How does Liberia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
Liberia ranks 88th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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