Share of children who are overweight in Togo

Togo: Share of children who are overweight was 3.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.6
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
128th
of 162 countries
All-time high
3.6
in 2024
All-time low
1.3
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

012342000201220242000: 1.82001: 1.82002: 1.72003: 1.62004: 1.62005: 1.52006: 1.52007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.42010: 1.32011: 1.32012: 1.32013: 1.42014: 1.42015: 1.42016: 1.52017: 1.62018: 1.72019: 1.82020: 22021: 2.32022: 2.62023: 32024: 3.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of children who are overweight in Togo is 3.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 157.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight in Togo peaked at 3.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2010.

That places Togo 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.57 1.4 1.8 10
2010s 1.47 1.3 1.8 10
2020s 2.7 2 3.6 5

Countries ranked near Togo

  1. 128 Guinea-Bissau 3.6 compare
  2. 130 Cote d'Ivoire 3.5 compare
  3. 131 Belarus 3.4 compare

See the full ranking of 162 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who are overweight in Togo?
Share of children who are overweight in Togo was 3.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who are overweight recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 3.6 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of children who are overweight recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2010.
How does Togo rank for share of children who are overweight?
Togo ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of children who are overweight rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is up 157.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Togo 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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