Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Libya
Libya: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Libya stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Libya peaked at 27.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
Libya ranks 110th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 63% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 4.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7%, 54% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 19.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 10.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More infrastructure data for Libya
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 192.97 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.22 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1686 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -22.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.22 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Libya?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Libya was 4.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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