Share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea is 7.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 58 Costa Rica 7.9% compare
- 59 United Kingdom 7.8% compare
- 60 Turkey 7.7% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 7.5% compare
- 61 Lesotho 7.5% compare
- 64 Mexico 7.4% compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea was 7.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.