Share of children who are overweight in Qatar

Qatar: Share of children who are overweight was 8.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.6
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
49th
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.9
in 2005
All-time low
8.6
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

02.557.5102000201220242000: 10.52001: 10.62002: 10.72003: 10.82004: 10.82005: 10.92006: 10.92007: 10.92008: 10.82009: 10.72010: 10.62011: 10.52012: 10.32013: 10.22014: 102015: 9.82016: 9.72017: 9.52018: 9.42019: 9.32020: 9.12021: 92022: 8.92023: 8.82024: 8.6

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Chile 8.7 compare
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  3. 49 Montenegro 8.6 compare
  4. 49 Poland 8.6 compare
  5. 52 El Salvador 8.5 compare

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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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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
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