Share of adults who are obese in Estonia
Estonia: Share of adults who are obese was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Estonia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Estonia stood at 25.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Estonia peaked at 25.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1980.
Estonia ranks 98th 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 | 14.2% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 15.0% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.9% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Estonia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Estonia was 25.0% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1980.
- How does Estonia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Estonia ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.