Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco

Morocco: Children moderately or severely overweight was 351.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
351.6 num th
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
20th
of 164 countries
All-time high
445.4 num th
in 2008
All-time low
343.4 num th
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco, 2000–2024

01002003004002000201220242000: 379 num th2001: 395.2 num th2002: 410.7 num th2003: 422.6 num th2004: 431.7 num th2005: 438.9 num th2006: 443 num th2007: 445.1 num th2008: 445.4 num th2009: 442.8 num th2010: 437.7 num th2011: 429.9 num th2012: 419.6 num th2013: 407.3 num th2014: 394 num th2015: 380.4 num th2016: 368.3 num th2017: 358.5 num th2018: 351.2 num th2019: 346.5 num th2020: 344.1 num th2021: 343.4 num th2022: 344.3 num th2023: 347.2 num th2024: 351.6 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 Morocco is 351.6 num th, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco peaked at 445.4 num th in 2008 and was at its lowest, 343.4 num th, in 2021.

Morocco ranks 20th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 425.44 num th 379 num th 445.4 num th 10
2010s 389.34 num th 346.5 num th 437.7 num th 10
2020s 346.12 num th 343.4 num th 351.6 num th 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 17 Türkiye 425.9 num th compare
  2. 18 Australia 405.9 num th compare
  3. 19 Argentina 371.6 num th compare
  4. 21 Uganda 341.2 num th compare
  5. 22 Kenya 308.2 num th compare
  6. 23 Philippines 303.5 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More development goals data for Morocco

All data for Morocco →

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco?
Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco was 351.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 445.4 num th in 2008.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 343.4 num th in 2021.
How does Morocco rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
Morocco ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 15 August 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/morocco/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/stat/children-moderately-or-severely-overweight-thousands/morocco/">Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed