Share of adults who are obese in Norway
Norway: Share of adults who are obese was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Norway, 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 Norway stood at 20.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Norway peaked at 20.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1980.
Norway ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.9% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 12.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 17.2% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.6% | 20.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 121 Tajikistan 21.0% compare
- 122 Solomon Islands 20.9% compare
- 123 Luxembourg 20.9% compare
- 125 Montenegro 20.6% compare
- 126 Lesotho 20.2% compare
- 127 Andorra 19.5% compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Norway?
- Share of adults who are obese in Norway was 20.7% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Norway ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.