Share of children who are overweight in Qatar
Qatar: Share of children who are overweight was 8.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are overweight in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 8.6 for share of children who are overweight in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Qatar peaked at 10.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2024.
That places Qatar 49th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.76 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.93 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 47 Chile 8.7 compare
- 47 Kazakhstan 8.7 compare
- 49 Montenegro 8.6 compare
- 49 Poland 8.6 compare
- 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.2869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 46.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight in Qatar?
- Share of children who are overweight in Qatar was 8.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2024.
- How does Qatar rank for share of children who are overweight?
- Qatar ranks 49th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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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