Children moderately or severely overweight in Nigeria
Nigeria: Children moderately or severely overweight was 548 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 548 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Nigeria peaked at 1,466 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 471.6 num th, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,226 num th | 908.5 num th | 1,466 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 624.63 num th | 480.3 num th | 839.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 496.94 num th | 471.6 num th | 548 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Nigeria?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Nigeria was 548 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,466 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.6 num th in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Nigeria ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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