Share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of adults defined as obese was 48.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas is 48.41, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas peaked at 48.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.48, in 1980.
That places Bahamas 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.21 | 11.48 | 17.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.57 | 18.16 | 27.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.18 | 28.53 | 37.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.66 | 38.25 | 44.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.07 | 45.68 | 48.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 7 Tuvalu 64.67 compare
- 8 Samoa 63.17 compare
- 9 French Polynesia 49.5 compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 47.88 compare
- 12 Micronesia (country) 46.82 compare
- 13 Kiribati 45.3 compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 13.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 16.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 20.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.1503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 5.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.2514 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.2091 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Bahamas was 48.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 48.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.48 in 1980.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Bahamas ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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