Share of adults who are obese in Latvia
Latvia: Share of adults who are obese was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 27.9% 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Latvia peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
That places Latvia 80th 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 | 16.5% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Latvia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Latvia was 27.9% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Latvia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Latvia ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.