Share of adults who are obese in Botswana
Botswana: Share of adults who are obese was 18.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 18.1% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Botswana peaked at 18.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
Botswana ranks 134th 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 | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Botswana?
- Share of adults who are obese in Botswana was 18.1% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.