Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 32.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria is 32.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria peaked at 32.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1980.
That places Nigeria 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (crude estimate) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.6% | — |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 10.8% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 18.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.5% | 32.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Nigeria was 32.5% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Nigeria ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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