Share of adults who are overweight in Barbados
Barbados: Share of adults who are overweight was 68.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Barbados is 68.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Barbados peaked at 68.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.81, in 1980.
Barbados ranks 36th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 44.47 | 41.81 | 47.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.82 | 47.88 | 53.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.79 | 54.67 | 60.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.71 | 61.32 | 65.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.31 | 66.42 | 68.2 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Barbados
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0355 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 31.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 9.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 23.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 73.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Barbados?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Barbados was 68.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.81 in 1980.
- How does Barbados rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Barbados ranks 36th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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