Share of adults defined as obese in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of adults defined as obese was 31.41 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of adults defined as obese in El Salvador, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 31.41 for share of adults defined as obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in El Salvador peaked at 31.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.49, in 1980.
El Salvador ranks 55th of 196 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 | 8.11 | 6.49 | 10.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.17 | 10.54 | 15.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.56 | 16.65 | 22.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.56 | 22.98 | 28.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.06 | 28.75 | 31.41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 52 Grenada 31.87 compare
- 53 Czech Republic 31.63 compare
- 54 Lebanon 31.48 compare
- 56 South Africa 31.3 compare
- 57 North Macedonia, Republic of 31.2 compare
- 58 Brazil 30.89 compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in El Salvador?
- Share of adults defined as obese in El Salvador was 31.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 31.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- El Salvador ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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