Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco
Morocco: Children moderately or severely overweight was 351.6 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Morocco, 2000–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More development goals data for Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
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.
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