Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru

Peru: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 29.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.15
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
66th
of 196 countries
All-time high
29.15
in 2024
All-time low
6.45
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru, 1980–2024

510152025301980200220241980: 6.51981: 6.61982: 6.81983: 71984: 7.21985: 7.41986: 7.71987: 7.91988: 8.21989: 8.41990: 8.71991: 91992: 9.21993: 9.51994: 9.91995: 10.21996: 10.51997: 10.91998: 11.21999: 11.62000: 122001: 12.42002: 12.82003: 13.32004: 13.72005: 14.22006: 14.72007: 15.22008: 15.82009: 16.42010: 17.12011: 17.82012: 18.62013: 19.42014: 20.22015: 212016: 21.92017: 22.82018: 23.72019: 24.62020: 25.52021: 26.42022: 27.32023: 28.22024: 29.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 29.15 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 3.2% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru peaked at 29.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.45, in 1980.

Peru ranks 66th 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 6.45
1981 6.63 +2.8%
1982 6.82 +2.8%
1983 7.02 +2.9%
1984 7.23 +3.0%
1985 7.44 +3.0%
1986 7.67 +3.1%
1987 7.91 +3.1%
1988 8.15 +3.1%
1989 8.41 +3.1%
1990 8.68 +3.2%
1991 8.96 +3.2%
1992 9.24 +3.2%
1993 9.54 +3.2%
1994 9.85 +3.2%
1995 10.17 +3.3%
1996 10.51 +3.3%
1997 10.87 +3.4%
1998 11.24 +3.4%
1999 11.62 +3.4%
2000 12.02 +3.4%
2001 12.43 +3.4%
2002 12.84 +3.3%
2003 13.27 +3.3%
2004 13.72 +3.4%
2005 14.19 +3.4%
2006 14.69 +3.5%
2007 15.23 +3.6%
2008 15.8 +3.8%
2009 16.43 +4.0%
2010 17.11 +4.1%
2011 17.82 +4.2%
2012 18.58 +4.2%
2013 19.37 +4.3%
2014 20.19 +4.2%
2015 21.04 +4.2%
2016 21.91 +4.1%
2017 22.8 +4.1%
2018 23.7 +3.9%
2019 24.6 +3.8%
2020 25.51 +3.7%
2021 26.42 +3.6%
2022 27.33 +3.4%
2023 28.24 +3.3%
2024 29.15 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.37 6.45 8.41 10
1990s 10.07 8.68 11.62 10
2000s 14.06 12.02 16.43 10
2010s 20.71 17.11 24.6 10
2020s 27.33 25.51 29.15 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 63 Guyana 30.13 compare
  2. 64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.7 compare
  3. 65 Eswatini 29.6 compare
  4. 67 Ecuador 28.93 compare
  5. 68 Türkiye 28.77 compare
  6. 69 Greenland 28.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Peru was 29.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 29.15 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.45 in 1980.
How does Peru rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Peru ranks 66th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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