Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 147.3 million No in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 147.3 million No for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Southern Asia peaked at 147.3 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2 million No, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 9th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2 million No | — |
| 2001 | 24.5 million No | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 26.9 million No | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 29.5 million No | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 32.4 million No | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 35.5 million No | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 38.8 million No | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 42.3 million No | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 46 million No | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 50 million No | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 54.2 million No | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 58.7 million No | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 63.4 million No | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 68.5 million No | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9 million No | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 79.7 million No | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 85.9 million No | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 92.5 million No | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 99.4 million No | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 106.6 million No | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 114.1 million No | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 121.8 million No | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 129.9 million No | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 138.4 million No | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 147.3 million No | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.81 million No | 22.2 million No | 50 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.28 million No | 54.2 million No | 106.6 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.3 million No | 114.1 million No | 147.3 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 9 Nigeria 16.6 million No compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 4 million No compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.5 million No compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15 million No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.4 million No compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.4 million No compare
- 11 Germany 14.5 million No compare
- 12 South Africa 14 million No compare
More agriculture & rural data for Southern Asia
- Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0.8614 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, annual growth rate 4.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Citrus Fruit, Total — Production, annual growth rate -0.6513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Southern Asia?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in Southern Asia was 147.3 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 147.3 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2 million No in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.