Share of adults who are obese in Namibia
Namibia: Share of adults who are obese was 16.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 16.7%. 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 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Namibia peaked at 16.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1980.
That places Namibia 139th 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 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.9% | 16.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 136 Netherlands 16.9% compare
- 137 Singapore 16.8% compare
- 138 Liberia 16.7% compare
- 140 Cape Verde 16.5% compare
- 141 Sao Tome and Principe 16.3% compare
- 142 Sudan 16.1% compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5417 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0961 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7156 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7944 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2035 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 202.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Namibia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Namibia was 16.7% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- How does Namibia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.