Share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay

Paraguay: Share of adults defined as obese was 34.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
34.21
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
44th
of 199 countries
All-time high
34.21
in 2024
All-time low
6.99
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay, 1980–2024

1020301980200220241980: 71981: 7.21982: 7.51983: 7.71984: 81985: 8.31986: 8.71987: 91988: 9.41989: 9.81990: 10.21991: 10.71992: 11.21993: 11.71994: 12.21995: 12.71996: 13.31997: 13.81998: 14.41999: 152000: 15.52001: 16.12002: 16.72003: 17.32004: 17.92005: 18.52006: 19.12007: 19.72008: 20.42009: 21.12010: 21.82011: 22.52012: 23.32013: 24.12014: 24.92015: 25.82016: 26.72017: 27.62018: 28.52019: 29.42020: 30.32021: 31.32022: 32.32023: 33.22024: 34.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 34.21 for share of adults defined as obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay peaked at 34.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 1980.

That places Paraguay 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.27 6.99 9.8 10
1990s 12.5 10.23 14.97 10
2000s 18.23 15.54 21.06 10
2010s 25.44 21.77 29.39 10
2020s 32.26 30.34 34.21 5

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 41 Seychelles 34.85 compare
  2. 42 Bermuda 34.81 compare
  3. 43 New Zealand 34.72 compare
  4. 45 Nicaragua 33.99 compare
  5. 46 Greece 33.69 compare
  6. 47 Libya 33.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay?
Share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay was 34.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 34.21 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 1980.
How does Paraguay rank for share of adults defined as obese?
Paraguay ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adults defined as obese
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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