Share of adults who are obese in Moldova
Moldova: Share of adults who are obese was 27.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Moldova, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 27.0% for share of adults who are obese in 2024.
The figure is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Moldova peaked at 27.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1980.
That places Moldova 87th 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 | 18.3% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 21.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Moldova?
- Share of adults who are obese in Moldova was 27.0% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1980.
- How does Moldova rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Moldova ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.