Share of adults who are overweight in Angola

Angola: Share of adults who are overweight was 33.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.54
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
33.54
in 2024
All-time low
9.6
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Angola, 1980–2024

1015202530351980200220241980: 9.61981: 9.91982: 10.31983: 10.61984: 111985: 11.41986: 11.81987: 12.31988: 12.71989: 13.21990: 13.71991: 14.21992: 14.71993: 15.21994: 15.81995: 16.31996: 16.91997: 17.51998: 18.11999: 18.82000: 19.42001: 20.12002: 20.72003: 21.42004: 222005: 22.72006: 23.32007: 23.92008: 24.52009: 252010: 25.52011: 26.12012: 26.62013: 27.12014: 27.72015: 28.22016: 28.82017: 29.32018: 29.92019: 30.52020: 31.12021: 31.72022: 32.32023: 32.92024: 33.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Angola recorded 33.54 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Angola peaked at 33.54 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.6, in 1980.

Angola ranks 162nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.29 9.6 13.2 10
1990s 16.12 13.68 18.75 10
2000s 22.28 19.4 25.01 10
2010s 27.97 25.54 30.5 10
2020s 32.31 31.09 33.54 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 159 Gambia 34.17 compare
  2. 160 Mali 34 compare
  3. 161 Togo 33.59 compare
  4. 163 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 33.2 compare
  5. 164 Guinea-Bissau 32.83 compare
  6. 165 Nepal 32.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Angola?
Share of adults who are overweight in Angola was 33.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 33.54 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6 in 1980.
How does Angola rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Angola ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
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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