Share of children who are overweight in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of children who are overweight was 7.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.5
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
60th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
6.7
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children who are overweight in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Equatorial Guinea stood at 7.5.
The figure 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 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th of 162 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.51 | 8.3 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 57 Costa Rica 7.9 compare
- 58 United Kingdom 7.8 compare
- 59 Turkey 7.7 compare
- 60 Dominican Republic 7.5 compare
- 60 Lesotho 7.5 compare
- 63 Mexico 7.4 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 13.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 8.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of children who are overweight in Equatorial Guinea was 7.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight 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?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 60th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight 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 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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