Share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of adults who are overweight was 71.48 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay stood at 71.48. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay peaked at 71.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.04, in 1980.
Paraguay ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.56 | 34.04 | 41.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.13 | 42.12 | 50.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.88 | 51.05 | 58.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.59 | 59.6 | 67.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9 | 68.3 | 71.48 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 72.81 compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 72.05 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 71.77 compare
- 23 United States 71.4 compare
- 24 Palau 71.38 compare
- 25 Peru 70.39 compare
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Paraguay was 71.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.48 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.04 in 1980.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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