Share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of adults defined as obese was 34.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults defined as obese in Paraguay, 1980–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
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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