Share of children who are overweight in Jordan
Jordan: Share of children who are overweight was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children aged 0-59 months.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Jordan stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Jordan peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 31st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children who are overweight in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of children aged 0-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +11.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 10.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.5% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Jordan?
- Share of children who are overweight in Jordan was 10.6% in 2024, according to UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Jordan ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, World Health Organization and World Bank – processed by 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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Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%).