Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles
Seychelles: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 10.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles stood at 10.9 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles peaked at 10.9 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7 %, in 2000.
That places Seychelles 27th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 7.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.2 % | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4 % | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8 % | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 9.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10 % | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10.3 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.9 % | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6 %, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.9 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.25 %, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.69 % | 7.7 % | 9.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.29 % | 9.8 % | 10.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.82 % | 10.7 % | 10.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More agriculture & rural data for Seychelles
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 506.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5452 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Seychelles was 10.9 % 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 % in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Seychelles ranks 27th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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