Share of children who are overweight in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children who are overweight was 11.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.2
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
15.6
in 2006
All-time low
11.1
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Egypt is 11.2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Egypt peaked at 15.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 2023.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.81 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.48 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Egypt?
- Share of children who are overweight in Egypt was 11.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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