Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 8.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia is 8.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 51st out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 50 El Salvador 8.5% compare
- 52 Naoero 8.2% compare
- 53 Bhutan 8.0% compare
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More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.19 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.53 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Saudi Arabia was 8.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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