Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin
Benin: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin is 3.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2009.
Benin ranks 114th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Benin was 3.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Benin ranks 114th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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