Children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon
Cameroon: Children who are overweight sdgs was 13.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.6
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
10th
of 163 countries
All-time high
13.6
in 2024
All-time low
7.8
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon stood at 13.6. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon peaked at 13.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8 | — |
| 2001 | 8.1 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.8 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.9 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 13.6 | +14.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.55, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.58 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.08 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.92 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon?
- Children who are overweight sdgs in Cameroon was 13.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children who are overweight sdgs recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for children who are overweight sdgs?
- Cameroon ranks 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children who are overweight sdgs rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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