Share of adults who are obese in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of adults who are obese was 9.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are obese in Mozambique, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 9.4% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Mozambique peaked at 9.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.
Mozambique ranks 174th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 171.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Mozambique?
- Share of adults who are obese in Mozambique was 9.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Mozambique ranks 174th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.