Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 23.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 23.6% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1980.
That places Burkina Faso 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.1% | — |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.2% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 186 Sierra Leone 25.3% compare
- 187 South Sudan 25.1% compare
- 188 Japan 24.4% compare
- 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 22.7% compare
- 191 Chad 22.6% compare
- 192 Rwanda 21.7% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Burkina Faso was 23.6% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.