Children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal
Nepal: Children moderately or severely overweight was 49 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 49 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal peaked at 50.8 num th in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.7 num th, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 93rd of 180 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.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7 num th | — |
| 2001 | 27.1 num th | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27.7 num th | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.5 num th | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.3 num th | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 30.1 num th | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 31 num th | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 32 num th | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 33 num th | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2 num th | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 35.5 num th | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 36.9 num th | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 38.5 num th | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 40.2 num th | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.1 num th | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 44.1 num th | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 46.1 num th | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 47.9 num th | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 49.3 num th | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 50.2 num th | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 50.5 num th | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 50.8 num th | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.3 num th | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 49 num th | -2.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 49 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 49 num th is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.85 num th, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.96 num th | 26.7 num th | 34.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.08 num th | 35.5 num th | 50.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.28 num th | 49 num th | 50.8 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Nepal was 49 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8 num th in 2021.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7 num th in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Nepal ranks 93rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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