Share of adults who are obese in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of adults who are obese was 3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are obese in Eritrea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 3.7% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Eritrea peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1980.
That places Eritrea 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Eritrea?
- Share of adults who are obese in Eritrea was 3.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Eritrea ranks 196th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.