Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Burkina Faso

Overweight in adults in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 23.6%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 20.5 pp.

2024 23.6% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 11of 199
Period maximum 23.6%2024
Period minimum 3.1%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Burkina Faso, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 3.1%1981: 3.2%1982: 3.3%1983: 3.4%1984: 3.6%1985: 3.7%1986: 3.9%1987: 4.1%1988: 4.2%1989: 4.4%1990: 4.7%1991: 4.9%1992: 5.1%1993: 5.4%1994: 5.6%1995: 5.9%1996: 6.3%1997: 6.6%1998: 7%1999: 7.4%2000: 7.9%2001: 8.4%2002: 8.9%2003: 9.4%2004: 10%2005: 10.6%2006: 11.2%2007: 11.8%2008: 12.4%2009: 13%2010: 13.6%2011: 14.1%2012: 14.7%2013: 15.3%2014: 15.9%2015: 16.6%2016: 17.3%2017: 18%2018: 18.7%2019: 19.5%2020: 20.2%2021: 21%2022: 21.9%2023: 22.7%2024: 23.6%
Change over the period: +20.5 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 23.6%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Western Africa computed 33.8%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.6 +0.9 pp
2023 22.7 +0.8 pp
2022 21.9 +0.8 pp
2021 21 +0.8 pp
2020 20.2 +0.8 pp
2019 19.5 +0.8 pp
2018 18.7 +0.7 pp
2017 18 +0.7 pp
2016 17.3 +0.7 pp
2015 16.6 +0.7 pp
2014 15.9 +0.6 pp
2013 15.3 +0.6 pp
2012 14.7 +0.6 pp
2011 14.1 +0.6 pp
2010 13.6 +0.6 pp
2009 13 +0.6 pp
2008 12.4 +0.6 pp
2007 11.8 +0.6 pp
2006 11.2 +0.6 pp
2005 10.6 +0.6 pp
2004 10 +0.6 pp
2003 9.4 +0.6 pp
2002 8.9 +0.5 pp
2001 8.4 +0.5 pp
2000 7.9 +0.5 pp
1999 7.4 +0.4 pp
1998 7 +0.4 pp
1997 6.6 +0.4 pp
1996 6.3 +0.3 pp
1995 5.9 +0.3 pp
1994 5.6 +0.3 pp
1993 5.4 +0.3 pp
1992 5.1 +0.2 pp
1991 4.9 +0.2 pp
1990 4.7 +0.2 pp
1989 4.4 +0.2 pp
1988 4.2 +0.2 pp
1987 4.1 +0.2 pp
1986 3.9 +0.2 pp
1985 3.7 +0.2 pp
1984 3.6 +0.1 pp
1983 3.4 +0.1 pp
1982 3.3 +0.1 pp
1981 3.2 +0.1 pp
1980 3.1

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.