Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep.
Congo, Rep.: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 31.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep., 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep. stood at 31.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep. peaked at 31.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1980.
Congo, Rep. ranks 175th of 199 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 12.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.3% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 23.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.9% | 31.1% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Congo, Rep.
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3226 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8729 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6423 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 241.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 490.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 265.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 4.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 461.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.51 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep.?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Congo, Rep. was 31.1% 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 Congo, Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Congo, Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1980.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Congo, Rep. ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Congo, Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Rep. 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.