Share of children who are overweight in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of children who are overweight was 4.5 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 162 countries
All-time high
7.7
in 2005
All-time low
4.5
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Share of children who are overweight in Lebanon, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are overweight in Lebanon stood at 4.5. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Lebanon peaked at 7.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 104th 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 | 7.24 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Lebanon?
- Share of children who are overweight in Lebanon was 4.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Lebanon ranks 104th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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