Share of adults who are overweight in Burundi

Burundi: Share of adults who are overweight was 16.91 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
16.91
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
194th
of 196 countries
All-time high
16.91
in 2024
All-time low
5.8
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

57.51012.51517.51980200220241980: 5.81981: 5.91982: 61983: 6.11984: 6.31985: 6.41986: 6.51987: 6.71988: 6.81989: 71990: 7.21991: 7.31992: 7.51993: 7.71994: 7.91995: 8.11996: 8.31997: 8.51998: 8.71999: 8.92000: 9.22001: 9.42002: 9.72003: 102004: 10.32005: 10.52006: 10.82007: 11.12008: 11.32009: 11.62010: 11.82011: 12.12012: 12.42013: 12.72014: 132015: 13.42016: 13.72017: 142018: 14.42019: 14.82020: 15.22021: 15.62022: 162023: 16.52024: 16.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Burundi is 16.91, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Burundi peaked at 16.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 1980.

That places Burundi 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 6.36 5.8 7 10
1990s 8.01 7.17 8.95 10
2000s 10.38 9.19 11.58 10
2010s 13.25 11.85 14.8 10
2020s 16.04 15.2 16.91 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 191 Niger 19.13 compare
  2. 192 Madagascar 18.05 compare
  3. 193 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 17.16 compare
  4. 195 Eritrea, The State of 14.32 compare
  5. 196 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11.2 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More reference data data for Burundi

All data for Burundi β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Burundi?
Share of adults who are overweight in Burundi was 16.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 16.91 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 1980.
How does Burundi rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Burundi ranks 194th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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