Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value was 15 million No in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 15 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 15 million No in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.7 million No, in 2000.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7 million No | — |
| 2001 | 9.1 million No | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4 million No | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8 million No | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.2 million No | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5 million No | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9 million No | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2 million No | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.5 million No | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.8 million No | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1 million No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3 million No | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5 million No | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7 million No | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 12.9 million No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 13.2 million No | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4 million No | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6 million No | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.8 million No | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14 million No | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1 million No | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.3 million No | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.5 million No | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.8 million No | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 15 million No | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.31 million No | 8.7 million No | 11.8 million No | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.05 million No | 12.1 million No | 14 million No | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.54 million No | 14.1 million No | 15 million No | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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
- 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
- 13 Argentina 12.5 million No compare
- 13 Melanesia 2.2 million No compare
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- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1980)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 15 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 15 million No in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 million No in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — value rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.