Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana is 11.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 23rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 11.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Botswana was 11.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Botswana ranks 23rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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