Share of adults who are overweight in Egypt
Egypt: Share of adults who are overweight was 73.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.09
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 196 countries
All-time high
73.09
in 2024
All-time low
42.72
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Egypt stood at 73.09. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Egypt peaked at 73.09 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.72, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 17th of 196 countries on this measure, 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 | 46.88 | 42.72 | 51.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.73 | 52.17 | 61.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.87 | 62.31 | 68.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.13 | 69.36 | 72.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.85 | 72.59 | 73.09 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 14 French Polynesia 73.66 compare
- 15 Belize 73.52 compare
- 16 Panama 73.17 compare
- 18 Iraq 72.86 compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 72.81 compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 72.05 compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Egypt?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Egypt was 73.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73.09 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.72 in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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