Share of adults who are overweight in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Share of adults who are overweight was 11.2 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
11.2
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
196th
of 196 countries
All-time high
11.2
in 2024
All-time low
3.02
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

46810121980200220241980: 31981: 3.11982: 3.11983: 3.21984: 3.21985: 3.31986: 3.41987: 3.41988: 3.51989: 3.61990: 3.71991: 3.81992: 3.91993: 41994: 4.11995: 4.21996: 4.31997: 4.41998: 4.61999: 4.72000: 4.92001: 5.12002: 5.22003: 5.42004: 5.62005: 5.82006: 62007: 6.22008: 6.52009: 6.72010: 6.92011: 7.12012: 7.42013: 7.72014: 82015: 8.22016: 8.52017: 8.82018: 9.22019: 9.52020: 9.82021: 10.12022: 10.52023: 10.82024: 11.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Ethiopia stood at 11.2. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Ethiopia peaked at 11.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 1980.

Ethiopia ranks 196th of 196 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.29 3.02 3.6 10
1990s 4.16 3.69 4.72 10
2000s 5.75 4.89 6.68 10
2010s 8.13 6.9 9.47 10
2020s 10.48 9.8 11.2 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 193 Timor-Leste 17.16 compare
  2. 194 Burundi 16.91 compare
  3. 195 Eritrea, The State of 14.32 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More reference data data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Ethiopia?
Share of adults who are overweight in Ethiopia was 11.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 11.2 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 1980.
How does Ethiopia rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Ethiopia ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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