Key Market Indicators
The prevalence of overweight adults in Ethiopia is set to reach 24.2% by 2026. This is an increase of 1.1 percentage points each year since 2021, when the prevalence was 22.6%. Since 1980, the prevalence of overweight adults in Ethiopia has grown by 1.6 percentage points each year. In 2021, the country ranked 179th in the world, with Nepal ahead at 22.6%. The Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati were 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the rankings, respectively.
