Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 9.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 9.1 % 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 5.8% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Eastern Asia peaked at 9.1 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3 %, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 2.4 % | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8 % | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3 % | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5 % | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.2 % | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.4 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7 % | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 5 % | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3 % | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6 % | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 6 % | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 6.4 % | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8 % | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.2 % | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 7.6 % | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1 % | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6 % | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1 % | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 % | 2.3 % | 3.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 % | 3.9 % | 6.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 % | 7.2 % | 9.1 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eastern Asia
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- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual -0.3539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -0.3457 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 0.5576 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Eastern Asia?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Eastern Asia was 9.1 % 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 % in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.