Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece
Greece: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece peaked at 13.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 12th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Greece was 13.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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