Share of adults who are overweight in Belize
Belize: Share of adults who are overweight was 73.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Belize is 73.52, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Belize peaked at 73.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.64, in 1980.
That places Belize 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.91 | 35.64 | 44.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.49 | 45.45 | 55.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.08 | 56.67 | 65.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.54 | 65.74 | 71.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.58 | 71.62 | 73.52 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 5.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.2516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 105.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 12.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.8141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 99.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Belize?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Belize was 73.52 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.64 in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Belize ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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