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Nigeria: Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value

13.70% · 2024+45.7% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain FS. Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value (%). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (%)Note
202413.7X
202313.2X
202212.7X
202112.2X
202011.7X
201911.3X
201810.8X
201710.5X
201610.1X
20159.7X
20149.4X
20139.1X
20128.8X
20118.6X
20108.3X
20098X
20087.7X
20077.4X
20067.1X
20056.7X
20046.3X
20036X
20025.6X
20015.2X
20004.9X

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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FAO (2026). Suite of Food Security Indicators: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent), Value. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-fs-21042-6121 (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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