Child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Child adolescent obesity was 6.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso is 6.38, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 1980.
That places Burkina Faso 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.66 | — |
| 1981 | 1.66 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.67 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.68 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.69 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.71 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.73 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.76 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.81 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.85 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.89 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.93 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.98 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.04 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.24 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.32 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2.41 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.51 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.61 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.72 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.84 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.96 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 3.09 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.22 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.34 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.47 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.59 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.71 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.84 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.97 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4.11 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.26 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.42 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.79 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 5 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5.21 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.43 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.65 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.88 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 6.13 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 6.38 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 | 1.85 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 | 2.51 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 | 3.71 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.89 | 5.43 | 6.38 | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,142 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,085 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7191 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso?
- Child adolescent obesity in Burkina Faso was 6.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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