Share of adults who are obese in Algeria
Algeria: Share of adults who are obese was 24.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Algeria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Algeria stood at 24.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Algeria peaked at 24.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1980.
Algeria ranks 101st 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 | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More reference data data for Algeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.36 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.093 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.31 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Algeria?
- Share of adults who are obese in Algeria was 24.3% 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 recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1980.
- How does Algeria rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Algeria ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.