Share of adults who are obese in Croatia
Croatia: Share of adults who are obese was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Croatia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Croatia is 36.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Croatia peaked at 36.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
That places Croatia 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 33.4% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More reference data data for Croatia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2598 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8711 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7218 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Croatia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Croatia was 36.5% 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does Croatia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Croatia ranks 34th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.