Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 56.2 million No in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 56.2 million No. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 56.2 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4 million No, in 2000.
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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4 million No | — |
| 2001 | 9.1 million No | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 10 million No | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9 million No | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9 million No | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 13 million No | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 14.1 million No | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3 million No | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6 million No | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 17.9 million No | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 19.4 million No | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 20.9 million No | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6 million No | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 24.4 million No | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 26.4 million No | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 28.5 million No | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 30.8 million No | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 33.3 million No | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 36 million No | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 38.8 million No | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 41.9 million No | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1 million No | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 48.5 million No | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 52.2 million No | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 56.2 million No | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.72 million No | 8.4 million No | 17.9 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.11 million No | 19.4 million No | 38.8 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.78 million No | 41.9 million No | 56.2 million No | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 56.2 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 million No in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.