Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 21.2 million No in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Eastern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
In 2024, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Eastern Africa stood at 21.2 million No. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 116.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Eastern Africa peaked at 21.2 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2 million No, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 3.5 million No | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 3.8 million No | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 million No | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5 million No | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9 million No | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3 million No | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7 million No | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2 million No | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 6.7 million No | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2 million No | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.8 million No | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4 million No | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 9.1 million No | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 9.8 million No | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6 million No | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 11.5 million No | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 12.4 million No | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4 million No | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4 million No | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 15.6 million No | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 16.8 million No | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1 million No | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 19.6 million No | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 21.2 million No | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.79 million No | 3.2 million No | 6.7 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.46 million No | 7.2 million No | 14.4 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.26 million No | 15.6 million No | 21.2 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Eastern Africa?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Eastern Africa was 21.2 million No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 million No in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Eastern Africa ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.