Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 11.2 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco is 11.2 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco peaked at 14.2 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.6 %, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 23rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1 % | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 13.6 % | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 13.6 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2 % | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.8 % | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 12.4 % | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 12 % | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 11.6 % | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11 % | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8 % | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.9 % | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2 % | +2.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 11.2 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.65 %, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 11.2 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7 %, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5 % | 12 % | 14.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.64 % | 10.6 % | 13.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8 % | 10.6 % | 11.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Morocco was 11.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2 % in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 % in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Morocco ranks 23rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight (modelled estimates) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.