Share of children who are overweight in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children who are overweight was 4.6 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Iraq, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.6 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Iraq peaked at 11.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 100th 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 | 9.89 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.92 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 100 Lithuania 4.6 compare
- 100 Marshall Islands 4.6 compare
- 100 Tajikistan 4.6 compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 30.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 62.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 19.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 7,963 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 188.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8,044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0736 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 564.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Iraq?
- Share of children who are overweight in Iraq was 4.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Iraq ranks 100th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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 Β· JSON β 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).