Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini

Eswatini: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 29.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.6
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
65th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2024
All-time low
7.47
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini, 1980–2024

510152025301980200220241980: 7.51981: 7.71982: 81983: 8.31984: 8.61985: 91986: 9.31987: 9.71988: 101989: 10.41990: 10.81991: 11.21992: 11.61993: 12.11994: 12.61995: 13.11996: 13.61997: 14.21998: 14.71999: 15.32000: 15.92001: 16.62002: 17.22003: 17.82004: 18.42005: 19.12006: 19.72007: 20.32008: 20.92009: 21.42010: 222011: 22.52012: 232013: 23.52014: 24.12015: 24.62016: 25.12017: 25.62018: 26.12019: 26.72020: 27.22021: 27.82022: 28.42023: 292024: 29.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini stood at 29.6. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini peaked at 29.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.47, in 1980.

That places Eswatini 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 7.47
1981 7.74 +3.6%
1982 8.02 +3.7%
1983 8.32 +3.7%
1984 8.63 +3.7%
1985 8.95 +3.8%
1986 9.3 +3.8%
1987 9.65 +3.8%
1988 10.01 +3.7%
1989 10.39 +3.7%
1990 10.79 +3.8%
1991 11.2 +3.8%
1992 11.62 +3.8%
1993 12.07 +3.9%
1994 12.57 +4.1%
1995 13.09 +4.2%
1996 13.62 +4.0%
1997 14.16 +4.0%
1998 14.74 +4.0%
1999 15.33 +4.0%
2000 15.94 +4.0%
2001 16.56 +3.9%
2002 17.19 +3.8%
2003 17.82 +3.7%
2004 18.44 +3.5%
2005 19.06 +3.4%
2006 19.67 +3.2%
2007 20.28 +3.1%
2008 20.86 +2.9%
2009 21.43 +2.7%
2010 21.97 +2.5%
2011 22.49 +2.4%
2012 23.01 +2.3%
2013 23.53 +2.3%
2014 24.05 +2.2%
2015 24.57 +2.1%
2016 25.08 +2.1%
2017 25.6 +2.1%
2018 26.13 +2.1%
2019 26.67 +2.0%
2020 27.22 +2.1%
2021 27.8 +2.1%
2022 28.39 +2.1%
2023 28.99 +2.1%
2024 29.6 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.85 7.47 10.39 10
1990s 12.92 10.79 15.33 10
2000s 18.73 15.94 21.43 10
2010s 24.31 21.97 26.67 10
2020s 28.4 27.22 29.6 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 62 Brazil 30.14 compare
  2. 63 Guyana 30.13 compare
  3. 64 Bolivia 29.7 compare
  4. 66 Peru 29.15 compare
  5. 67 Ecuador 28.93 compare
  6. 68 Turkey 28.77 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Eswatini was 29.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 1980.
How does Eswatini rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Eswatini ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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