Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina

Argentina: Body weight — Share of population who are obese was 36 Percentage of population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
36 Percentage of population
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
3rd
of 18 countries
All-time high
36 Percentage of population
in 2022
All-time low
12.8 Percentage of population
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina, 1990–2022

0102030401990200620221990: 12.8 Percentage of population1991: 13.3 Percentage of population1992: 13.8 Percentage of population1993: 14.3 Percentage of population1994: 14.8 Percentage of population1995: 15.3 Percentage of population1996: 15.9 Percentage of population1997: 16.4 Percentage of population1998: 17 Percentage of population1999: 17.6 Percentage of population2000: 18.2 Percentage of population2001: 18.8 Percentage of population2002: 19.4 Percentage of population2003: 20 Percentage of population2004: 20.7 Percentage of population2005: 21.3 Percentage of population2006: 22 Percentage of population2007: 22.6 Percentage of population2008: 23.3 Percentage of population2009: 24.1 Percentage of population2010: 24.8 Percentage of population2011: 25.6 Percentage of population2012: 26.4 Percentage of population2013: 27.2 Percentage of population2014: 28.1 Percentage of population2015: 29 Percentage of population2016: 30 Percentage of population2017: 30.9 Percentage of population2018: 31.9 Percentage of population2019: 32.9 Percentage of population2020: 33.9 Percentage of population2021: 35 Percentage of population2022: 36 Percentage of population

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 36 Percentage of population for body weight — share of population who are obese in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina peaked at 36 Percentage of population in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.8 Percentage of population, in 1990.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Body weight — Share of population who are obese in Argentina, 1990 to 2022.
Year Percentage of population Change
1990 12.8 Percentage of population
1991 13.3 Percentage of population +3.9%
1992 13.8 Percentage of population +3.8%
1993 14.3 Percentage of population +3.6%
1994 14.8 Percentage of population +3.5%
1995 15.3 Percentage of population +3.4%
1996 15.9 Percentage of population +3.9%
1997 16.4 Percentage of population +3.1%
1998 17 Percentage of population +3.7%
1999 17.6 Percentage of population +3.5%
2000 18.2 Percentage of population +3.4%
2001 18.8 Percentage of population +3.3%
2002 19.4 Percentage of population +3.2%
2003 20 Percentage of population +3.1%
2004 20.7 Percentage of population +3.5%
2005 21.3 Percentage of population +2.9%
2006 22 Percentage of population +3.3%
2007 22.6 Percentage of population +2.7%
2008 23.3 Percentage of population +3.1%
2009 24.1 Percentage of population +3.4%
2010 24.8 Percentage of population +2.9%
2011 25.6 Percentage of population +3.2%
2012 26.4 Percentage of population +3.1%
2013 27.2 Percentage of population +3.0%
2014 28.1 Percentage of population +3.3%
2015 29 Percentage of population +3.2%
2016 30 Percentage of population +3.4%
2017 30.9 Percentage of population +3.0%
2018 31.9 Percentage of population +3.2%
2019 32.9 Percentage of population +3.1%
2020 33.9 Percentage of population +3.0%
2021 35 Percentage of population +3.2%
2022 36 Percentage of population +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.12 Percentage of population 12.8 Percentage of population 17.6 Percentage of population 10
2000s 21.04 Percentage of population 18.2 Percentage of population 24.1 Percentage of population 10
2010s 28.68 Percentage of population 24.8 Percentage of population 32.9 Percentage of population 10
2020s 34.97 Percentage of population 33.9 Percentage of population 36 Percentage of population 3

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 1 Latvia 24.3 Percentage of population compare
  2. 1 United States of America 40.8 Percentage of population compare
  3. 2 Mexico 36.4 Percentage of population compare
  4. 4 New Zealand 34.2 Percentage of population compare
  5. 5 Australia 30.7 Percentage of population compare
  6. 6 Finland 30.2 Percentage of population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina?
Body weight — share of population who are obese in Argentina was 36 Percentage of population in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 36 Percentage of population in 2022.
What is the lowest body weight — share of population who are obese recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 12.8 Percentage of population in 1990.
How does Argentina rank for body weight — share of population who are obese?
Argentina ranks 3rd out of 18 countries with data for 2022.
Is body weight — share of population who are obese rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Body weight — Share of population who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Body weight — Share of population who are obese
Unit
Percentage of population
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
20 places, 480 data points, 1975–2025
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Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for overweight and obesity (measured and self-reported data). Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.