Children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 223.7 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 223.7 num th for children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia peaked at 311.6 num th in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.1 num th, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129.96 num th | 80.1 num th | 195.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 277.76 num th | 214 num th | 311.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.96 num th | 223.7 num th | 291.1 num th | 5 |
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More development goals data for Saudi Arabia
- Red List Index 0.9074 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.01 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,170 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,574 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia was 223.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 311.6 num th in 2017.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1 num th in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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