Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya
Kenya: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 10.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya peaked at 10.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
That places Kenya 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.8% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Kenya was 10.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Kenya ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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