Share of adults who are overweight in Maldives
Maldives: Share of adults who are overweight was 54.27 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Maldives, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 54.27 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Maldives peaked at 54.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 1980.
That places Maldives 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.53 | 11.91 | 17.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.97 | 18.21 | 26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.72 | 26.98 | 36.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.84 | 37.61 | 48.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.83 | 49.41 | 54.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 104 Belarus, Republic of 55.47 compare
- 105 Morocco 54.81 compare
- 106 Slovenia, Republic of 54.49 compare
- 108 Israel 54.1 compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 54.04 compare
- 110 Cyprus 53.78 compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Maldives?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Maldives was 54.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 54.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Maldives ranks 107th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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