Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia is 6.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia peaked at 6.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
Liberia ranks 68th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More infrastructure data for Liberia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.06 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,254 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1164 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,254 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Liberia was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Liberia ranks 68th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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