Share of adults who are obese in Guyana
Guyana: Share of adults who are obese was 29.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Guyana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 29.8% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Guyana peaked at 29.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
That places Guyana 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 13.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 26.5% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5186 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1147 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Guyana?
- Share of adults who are obese in Guyana was 29.8% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Guyana rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Guyana ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.