Children moderately or severely overweight in Togo
Togo: Children moderately or severely overweight was 48.7 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Togo, 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 Togo is 48.7 num th, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 193.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Togo peaked at 48.7 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.1 num th, in 2006.
Togo ranks 94th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 15.1 num th | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8 num th | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6 num th | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.4 num th | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2 num th | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1 num th | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.2 num th | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5 num th | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8 num th | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2 num th | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 15.6 num th | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16.1 num th | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6 num th | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4 num th | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.4 num th | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7 num th | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 21.4 num th | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 23.6 num th | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5 num th | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 30.1 num th | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 34.7 num th | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 40.8 num th | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 48.7 num th | +19.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 48.7 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.05 num th, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Togo's 48.7 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.6 num th, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.54 num th | 14.1 num th | 15.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.88 num th | 14.8 num th | 23.6 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.16 num th | 26.5 num th | 48.7 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More development goals data for Togo
- Red List Index 0.9285 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 146.03 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 153.68 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,081 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Togo?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Togo was 48.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 num th in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Togo ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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