Children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana
Botswana: Children who are overweight sdgs was 11.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.5
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
21st
of 163 countries
All-time high
11.5
in 2024
All-time low
9.8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 11.5 for children who are overweight sdgs in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana peaked at 11.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2000.
That places Botswana 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8 | — |
| 2001 | 9.9 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5 | +1.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 11.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 11.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.07 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.69 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Botswana was 11.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Botswana ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children who are overweight sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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