Share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 25.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 25.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1980.
That places Equatorial Guinea 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.5% | — |
| 1981 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 25.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.8% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Equatorial Guinea was 25.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1980.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.