Children moderately or severely overweight in Libya
Libya: Children moderately or severely overweight was 29.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Libya, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Libya recorded 29.9 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Libya peaked at 190 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 29.9 num th, in 2024.
Libya ranks 101st 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 | 158.86 num th | 107.4 num th | 190 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 130.33 num th | 72.6 num th | 185.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6 num th | 29.9 num th | 61.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More development goals data for Libya
- Red List Index 0.8885 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 234.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 247.6 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 968 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Libya?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Libya was 29.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 190 num th in 2008.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Libya ranks 101st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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