Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of men defined as overweight was 61.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 61.86 for share of men defined as overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica peaked at 61.86 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.05, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 74th 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 | 34.42 | 30.05 | 39.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.82 | 40.09 | 49.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.85 | 50.32 | 56.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2 | 57.43 | 60.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.35 | 60.85 | 61.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica?
- Share of men defined as overweight in Costa Rica was 61.86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.86 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men defined as overweight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.05 in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of men defined as overweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men defined as overweight rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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