Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Northern America and Europe
Northern America and Europe: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 240.7 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Northern America and Europe, 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 Northern America and Europe stood at 240.7 million No. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Northern America and Europe peaked at 240.7 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 156.2 million No, in 2000.
That places Northern America and Europe 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Northern America and Europe, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 161.6 million No | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 167.1 million No | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 172.7 million No | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 178.1 million No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 183.5 million No | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 188.7 million No | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 193.8 million No | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 198.7 million No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 203.1 million No | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 207.2 million No | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 210.9 million No | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 214.1 million No | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 217.2 million No | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 220 million No | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 222.8 million No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 225.5 million No | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 228 million No | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 230.3 million No | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 232.6 million No | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 234.3 million No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 235.5 million No | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 236.8 million No | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 238.6 million No | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 240.7 million No | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 180.35 million No | 156.2 million No | 203.1 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.86 million No | 207.2 million No | 232.6 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.18 million No | 234.3 million No | 240.7 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America and Europe
- 2 India 81.5 million No compare
- 3 Brazil 48.7 million No compare
- 3 Türkiye 18.7 million No compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.5 million No compare
- 4 Pakistan 35 million No compare
- 5 Mexico 34.4 million No compare
- 6 Egypt 31.9 million No compare
- 7 Indonesia 23.6 million No compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 5.2 million No compare
- 8 Russian Federation 20.2 million No compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.5 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern America and Europe
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,528 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,945 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 7 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 3.8 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 8.6 % (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 26.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 57,563 Int$/cap (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,666 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 17.3 % (2023)
- Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 144 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Northern America and Europe?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Northern America and Europe was 240.7 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 Northern America and Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 240.7 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Northern America and Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.2 million No in 2000.
- How does Northern America and Europe rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Northern America and Europe ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in Northern America and Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America and Europe 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.