Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway

Norway: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 20.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.19
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
119th
of 196 countries
All-time high
20.19
in 2024
All-time low
6.18
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway, 1980–2024

51015201980200220241980: 6.21981: 6.31982: 6.51983: 6.71984: 6.91985: 7.11986: 7.31987: 7.51988: 7.71989: 81990: 8.21991: 8.51992: 8.81993: 9.11994: 9.41995: 9.81996: 10.21997: 10.61998: 11.11999: 11.52000: 122001: 12.52002: 132003: 13.42004: 13.92005: 14.42006: 14.82007: 15.22008: 15.62009: 162010: 16.32011: 16.52012: 16.82013: 172014: 17.32015: 17.62016: 17.82017: 18.12018: 18.42019: 18.62020: 18.92021: 19.22022: 19.52023: 19.92024: 20.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Norway recorded 20.19 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway peaked at 20.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.18, in 1980.

Norway ranks 119th 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 Norway, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 6.18
1981 6.35 +2.7%
1982 6.52 +2.8%
1983 6.71 +2.8%
1984 6.9 +2.8%
1985 7.09 +2.9%
1986 7.3 +2.9%
1987 7.51 +2.9%
1988 7.73 +3.0%
1989 7.97 +3.1%
1990 8.22 +3.2%
1991 8.5 +3.3%
1992 8.79 +3.4%
1993 9.11 +3.6%
1994 9.45 +3.8%
1995 9.82 +3.9%
1996 10.21 +4.0%
1997 10.62 +4.1%
1998 11.06 +4.1%
1999 11.52 +4.1%
2000 11.99 +4.1%
2001 12.48 +4.0%
2002 12.96 +3.9%
2003 13.45 +3.7%
2004 13.92 +3.5%
2005 14.38 +3.3%
2006 14.82 +3.1%
2007 15.23 +2.8%
2008 15.61 +2.5%
2009 15.95 +2.2%
2010 16.26 +1.9%
2011 16.53 +1.7%
2012 16.79 +1.6%
2013 17.04 +1.5%
2014 17.29 +1.5%
2015 17.55 +1.5%
2016 17.82 +1.5%
2017 18.09 +1.5%
2018 18.36 +1.5%
2019 18.63 +1.5%
2020 18.92 +1.6%
2021 19.23 +1.6%
2022 19.54 +1.6%
2023 19.86 +1.6%
2024 20.19 +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.03 6.18 7.97 10
1990s 9.73 8.22 11.52 10
2000s 14.08 11.99 15.95 10
2010s 17.44 16.26 18.63 10
2020s 19.55 18.92 20.19 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 116 Afghanistan 20.57 compare
  2. 117 Bulgaria 20.32 compare
  3. 118 Estonia 20.32 compare
  4. 120 Botswana 19.79 compare
  5. 121 Slovenia 19.78 compare
  6. 122 Equatorial Guinea 19.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Norway was 20.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 20.19 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 6.18 in 1980.
How does Norway rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Norway ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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