Share of children who are overweight in Gabon

Gabon: Share of children who are overweight was 6.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.1
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
73rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
7.1
in 2006
All-time low
5.3
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

024682000201220242000: 6.12001: 6.42002: 6.62003: 6.82004: 6.92005: 72006: 7.12007: 72008: 72009: 6.92010: 6.82011: 6.62012: 6.52013: 6.22014: 62015: 5.82016: 5.72017: 5.52018: 5.42019: 5.32020: 5.32021: 5.42022: 5.52023: 5.72024: 6.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Gabon is 6.1, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Gabon peaked at 7.1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 2019.

That places Gabon 73rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.78 6.1 7.1 10
2010s 5.98 5.3 6.8 10
2020s 5.6 5.3 6.1 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 70 Sao Tome and Principe 6.4 compare
  2. 71 Zambia 6.3 compare
  3. 72 Solomon Islands 6.2 compare
  4. 73 Liberia 6.1 compare
  5. 75 Namibia 5.8 compare
  6. 76 Cambodia 5.7 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

More reference data data for Gabon

All data for Gabon →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Gabon?
Share of children who are overweight in Gabon was 6.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 7.1 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 2019.
How does Gabon rank for share of children who are overweight?
Gabon ranks 73rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gabon 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

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
Last refreshed