Share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of adults who are overweight was 69.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay is 69.18, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay peaked at 69.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.29, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 32nd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.64 | 32.29 | 39.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.88 | 40.01 | 47.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.39 | 48.63 | 56.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.15 | 57.1 | 65.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.57 | 65.94 | 69.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Uruguay was 69.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 69.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.29 in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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