Share of adults who are overweight in Peru

Peru: Share of adults who are overweight was 70.39 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
70.39
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 199 countries
All-time high
70.39
in 2024
All-time low
31.42
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

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

0204060801980200220241980: 31.41981: 321982: 32.61983: 33.21984: 33.81985: 34.41986: 351987: 35.61988: 36.31989: 371990: 37.61991: 38.31992: 391993: 39.81994: 40.51995: 41.21996: 421997: 42.81998: 43.61999: 44.42000: 45.22001: 462002: 46.82003: 47.62004: 48.52005: 49.42006: 50.42007: 51.42008: 52.42009: 53.52010: 54.72011: 55.92012: 57.12013: 58.22014: 59.42015: 60.62016: 61.82017: 62.92018: 64.12019: 65.22020: 66.32021: 67.32022: 68.42023: 69.42024: 70.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Peru is 70.39, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Peru peaked at 70.39 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.42, in 1980.

Peru ranks 28th of 199 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34.11 31.42 36.97 10
1990s 40.92 37.65 44.36 10
2000s 49.12 45.17 53.54 10
2010s 59.99 54.69 65.2 10
2020s 68.36 66.29 70.39 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 25 Paraguay 71.48 compare
  2. 26 United States 71.4 compare
  3. 27 Palau 71.38 compare
  4. 29 Syria 70.18 compare
  5. 30 United Arab Emirates 70.11 compare
  6. 31 Argentina 69.98 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Peru?
Share of adults who are overweight in Peru was 70.39 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 70.39 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 31.42 in 1980.
How does Peru rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Peru ranks 28th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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About this data

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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