Share of adults who are overweight in Ecuador

Ecuador: Share of adults who are overweight was 68.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68.06
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
68.06
in 2024
All-time low
36.51
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

02040601980200220241980: 36.51981: 37.21982: 37.81983: 38.51984: 39.11985: 39.81986: 40.51987: 41.21988: 421989: 42.71990: 43.41991: 44.21992: 44.91993: 45.71994: 46.51995: 47.21996: 481997: 48.81998: 49.61999: 50.42000: 51.22001: 51.92002: 52.72003: 53.42004: 54.22005: 54.92006: 55.72007: 56.42008: 57.22009: 582010: 58.72011: 59.52012: 60.32013: 612014: 61.72015: 62.42016: 63.12017: 63.82018: 64.42019: 65.12020: 65.72021: 66.32022: 66.92023: 67.52024: 68.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 68.06 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Ecuador peaked at 68.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.51, in 1980.

That places Ecuador 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.54 36.51 42.7 10
1990s 46.88 43.44 50.38 10
2000s 54.55 51.16 57.95 10
2010s 62 58.73 65.05 10
2020s 66.88 65.68 68.06 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 34 Palestine 68.46 compare
  2. 35 Nicaragua 68.27 compare
  3. 36 Barbados 68.2 compare
  4. 38 Costa Rica 67.92 compare
  5. 39 Fiji 67.76 compare
  6. 40 Bahrain 67.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Ecuador?
Share of adults who are overweight in Ecuador was 68.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 68.06 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 36.51 in 1980.
How does Ecuador rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Ecuador ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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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About this data

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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