Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia
Asia: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 11.2 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Asia recorded 11.2 % for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia peaked at 11.2 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5 %, in 2000.
Asia ranks 14th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 3.7 % | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.1 % | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3 % | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.5 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 4.7 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 5 % | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3 % | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8 % | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4 % | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.7 % | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.1 % | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8 % | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6 % | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.4 % | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 10.2 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 10.7 % | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 11.2 % | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.45 % | 3.5 % | 5.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.31 % | 5.8 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.26 % | 9.4 % | 11.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 11 Republic of Moldova 22.3 % compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12 % compare
- 12 Kiribati 45.6 % compare
- 13 Egypt 43.9 % compare
- 13 United Republic of Tanzania 11.5 % compare
- 14 Belize 43.4 % compare
- 14 Caribbean 25.6 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 42.4 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2 % compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 42 % compare
- 16 Qatar 42 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Asia
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.8067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Production, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of cattle — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual 0.1138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 0.2212 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Asia was 11.2 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 % in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Asia ranks 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — 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.