Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 10.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 10.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 10.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %, in 2000.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 31st of 37 groups on this measure, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 4.1 % | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 4.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1 % | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3 % | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6 % | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9 % | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4 % | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7 % | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 6.9 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.3 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.6 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.5 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.9 % | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6 % | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 10 % | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 10.4 % | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8 % | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.98 % | 3.9 % | 6.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 % | 6.4 % | 8.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 % | 9.2 % | 10.8 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 10.8 % 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 % in 2000.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.