Share of children who are overweight in Algeria

Algeria: Share of children who are overweight was 13.3 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
13.3
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
12th
of 162 countries
All-time high
15.6
in 2006
All-time low
11.4
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of children who are overweight in Algeria, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 13.22001: 13.82002: 14.42003: 14.92004: 15.22005: 15.52006: 15.62007: 15.52008: 15.32009: 152010: 14.62011: 14.22012: 13.72013: 13.22014: 12.82015: 12.42016: 122017: 11.72018: 11.52019: 11.42020: 11.52021: 11.62022: 122023: 12.52024: 13.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 13.3 for share of children who are overweight in 2024.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Algeria peaked at 15.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.4, in 2019.

That places Algeria 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.84 13.2 15.6 10
2010s 12.75 11.4 14.6 10
2020s 12.18 11.5 13.3 5

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 9 Cameroon 13.6 compare
  2. 10 Greece 13.5 compare
  3. 10 Uruguay 13.5 compare
  4. 13 Barbados 13 compare
  5. 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 compare
  6. 15 Armenia 12.9 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places β†’

More reference data data for Algeria

All data for Algeria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Algeria?
Share of children who are overweight in Algeria was 13.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 15.6 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 2019.
How does Algeria rank for share of children who are overweight?
Algeria ranks 12th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of children who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,050 data points, 2000–2024
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