Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 14.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) is 14.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 14.7 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3 %, in 2000.
That places Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 11.6 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12 % | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 12.3 % | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.9 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.5 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.7 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.62 % | 11.3 % | 13.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.96 % | 13.7 % | 14.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5 % | 14.3 % | 14.7 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 14.7 % 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 % in 2000.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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.