Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age: Ghana
13.796952% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 45 years from 1980 to 2024 are below.
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.796952 |
| 2023 | 13.339685 |
| 2022 | 12.889218 |
| 2021 | 12.445597 |
| 2020 | 12.011325 |
| 2019 | 11.585641 |
| 2018 | 11.172764 |
| 2017 | 10.775183 |
| 2016 | 10.397365 |
| 2015 | 10.038217 |
| 2014 | 9.696702 |
| 2013 | 9.377644 |
| 2012 | 9.082624 |
| 2011 | 8.807393 |
| 2010 | 8.537147 |
| 2009 | 8.253882 |
| 2008 | 7.9504633 |
| 2007 | 7.628666 |
| 2006 | 7.2933064 |
| 2005 | 6.9449596 |
| 2004 | 6.581202 |
| 2003 | 6.208351 |
| 2002 | 5.836226 |
| 2001 | 5.476448 |
| 2000 | 5.1266675 |
| 1999 | 4.778977 |
| 1998 | 4.4436893 |
| 1997 | 4.1384573 |
| 1996 | 3.8604956 |
| 1995 | 3.601577 |
| 1994 | 3.3583515 |
| 1993 | 3.1331458 |
| 1992 | 2.9279308 |
| 1991 | 2.7382514 |
| 1990 | 2.5623114 |
| 1989 | 2.3979142 |
| 1988 | 2.2448082 |
| 1987 | 2.1040144 |
| 1986 | 1.9717665 |
| 1985 | 1.8471364 |
| 1984 | 1.730703 |
| 1983 | 1.6247103 |
| 1982 | 1.5287695 |
| 1981 | 1.4391537 |
| 1980 | 1.3555193 |