Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal
Nepal: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 31.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal stood at 31.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1980.
That places Nepal 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.1% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 6.4% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.7% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.0% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 27.2% | 31.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nepal was 31.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Nepal ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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