Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana

Guyana: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 30.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.13
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
63rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
30.13
in 2024
All-time low
6.08
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana, 1980–2024

510152025301980200220241980: 6.11981: 6.31982: 6.61983: 6.91984: 7.11985: 7.41986: 7.81987: 8.11988: 8.41989: 8.81990: 9.21991: 9.61992: 101993: 10.41994: 10.91995: 11.31996: 11.81997: 12.41998: 12.91999: 13.52000: 142001: 14.62002: 15.22003: 15.82004: 16.42005: 172006: 17.62007: 18.22008: 18.82009: 19.42010: 202011: 20.72012: 21.32013: 222014: 22.72015: 23.52016: 24.22017: 252018: 25.62019: 26.32020: 27.12021: 27.82022: 28.62023: 29.42024: 30.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 30.13 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana peaked at 30.13 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.08, in 1980.

Guyana ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 6.08
1981 6.32 +4.0%
1982 6.58 +4.1%
1983 6.86 +4.1%
1984 7.14 +4.2%
1985 7.44 +4.2%
1986 7.76 +4.2%
1987 8.08 +4.2%
1988 8.43 +4.2%
1989 8.79 +4.3%
1990 9.17 +4.3%
1991 9.56 +4.3%
1992 9.97 +4.3%
1993 10.4 +4.3%
1994 10.86 +4.4%
1995 11.33 +4.4%
1996 11.83 +4.4%
1997 12.36 +4.4%
1998 12.9 +4.4%
1999 13.47 +4.4%
2000 14.04 +4.3%
2001 14.62 +4.1%
2002 15.2 +4.0%
2003 15.79 +3.9%
2004 16.39 +3.8%
2005 16.98 +3.6%
2006 17.58 +3.5%
2007 18.18 +3.4%
2008 18.79 +3.3%
2009 19.4 +3.3%
2010 20.03 +3.2%
2011 20.66 +3.2%
2012 21.33 +3.2%
2013 22.03 +3.3%
2014 22.74 +3.2%
2015 23.47 +3.2%
2016 24.21 +3.1%
2017 24.95 +3.1%
2018 25.6 +2.6%
2019 26.29 +2.7%
2020 27.08 +3.0%
2021 27.84 +2.8%
2022 28.6 +2.7%
2023 29.36 +2.7%
2024 30.13 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.35 6.08 8.79 10
1990s 11.19 9.17 13.47 10
2000s 16.7 14.04 19.4 10
2010s 23.13 20.03 26.29 10
2020s 28.6 27.08 30.13 5

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 60 Australia 30.59 compare
  2. 61 Oman 30.46 compare
  3. 62 Brazil 30.14 compare
  4. 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.7 compare
  5. 65 Eswatini 29.6 compare
  6. 66 Peru 29.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Guyana was 30.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 30.13 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 6.08 in 1980.
How does Guyana rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Guyana ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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