Share of adults who are obese in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of adults who are obese was 34.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Paraguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 34.2% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Paraguay peaked at 34.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, 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.
Share of adults who are obese in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +2.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 34.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 34.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 21.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 34.2% | 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 who are obese in Paraguay?
- Share of adults who are obese in Paraguay was 34.2% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Paraguay ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are 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 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.