Share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of children who are overweight was 2.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.8 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 180.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9 | — |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.3 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8 | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso?
- Share of children who are overweight in Burkina Faso was 2.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Burkina Faso ranks 137th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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