Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in Lesotho, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 20.2% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho peaked at 20.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1980.
Lesotho ranks 126th of 199 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.0% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 124 Norway 20.7% compare
- 125 Montenegro 20.6% compare
- 127 Andorra 19.5% compare
- 128 Spain 18.9% compare
- 129 Equatorial Guinea 18.8% compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in Lesotho was 20.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1980.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.