Share of adults who are obese in Niger
Niger: Share of adults who are obese was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are obese in Niger, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 6.0% 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 5.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Niger peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1980.
That places Niger 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 185 Burkina Faso 7.0% compare
- 186 Malawi 6.7% compare
- 187 Chad 6.3% compare
- 189 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.9% compare
- 190 Bangladesh 5.7% compare
- 191 Rwanda 5.2% compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.9264 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5992 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 131.57 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.2336 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 71.17 millimeters (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Niger?
- Share of adults who are obese in Niger was 6.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Niger ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.