Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 35.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.8%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
159th
of 198 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2024
All-time low
7.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 35.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria peaked at 35.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1980.
Nigeria ranks 159th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.9% | — |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 8.7% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 9.5% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 10.0% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 12.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.5% | 35.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Nigeria was 35.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Nigeria ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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