Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight was 1.7 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 1.7 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Yemen peaked at 4.9 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5 %, in 2018.
That places Yemen 142nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.6 % | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4 % | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2 % | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4 % | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4 % | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 3.1 % | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9 % | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6 % | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4 % | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2 % | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 2 % | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 % | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 % | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5 % | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 % | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7 % | +6.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.7 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.8 %, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.7 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.7 %, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.18 % | 3.1 % | 4.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 % | 1.5 % | 2.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 % | 1.5 % | 1.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Yemen?
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight in Yemen was 1.7 % 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 % in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight?
- Yemen ranks 142nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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