Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 42.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini peaked at 42.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
Eswatini ranks 136th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 17.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | +2.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 42.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 42.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.6%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 12.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 17.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 39.0% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Eswatini was 42.9% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.