Share of adults who are overweight in Malta
Malta: Share of adults who are overweight was 63.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.21
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
64.97
in 2010
All-time low
57.5
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Malta stood at 63.21.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Malta peaked at 64.97 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 57.5, in 1980.
That places Malta 63rd out of 199 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 | 58.15 | 57.5 | 58.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.25 | 59.02 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.79 | 62.21 | 64.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.64 | 64.17 | 64.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.64 | 63.21 | 64.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 60 Libya 63.68 compare
- 61 Bermuda 63.62 compare
- 62 Saint Lucia 63.33 compare
- 64 North Macedonia 63.06 compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.75 compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 62.69 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Malta?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Malta was 63.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 64.97 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5 in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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