Share of children who are overweight or obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 4.2% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Morocco peaked at 14.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 112th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 4.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5%, 49% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 110 Kenya 4.3% compare
- 110 South Sudan 4.3% compare
- 112 Azerbaijan 4.2% compare
- 112 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.2% compare
- 112 Honduras 4.2% compare
- 112 Uganda 4.2% compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Morocco?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Morocco was 4.2% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Morocco ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.