Share of adults who are obese in Nepal
Nepal: Share of adults who are obese was 7.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are obese in Nepal, 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 Nepal stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Nepal peaked at 7.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1980.
Nepal ranks 182nd 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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 179 South Sudan 8.2% compare
- 180 Uganda 8.2% compare
- 181 India 8.0% compare
- 183 South Korea 7.5% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 7.3% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1404 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.53 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 254.62 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8422 °C (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Nepal?
- Share of adults who are obese in Nepal was 7.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1980.
- How does Nepal rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Nepal ranks 182nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.