Key Market Indicators
By 2026, it is estimated that 47.7 percent of the adult population in Botswana will be overweight. This figure is an increase of 0.7 points since 2021, when 45.7 percent of the adult population was overweight. This is an average annual rise of 1 point since 1980. In 2021, Botswana was the 117th highest in terms of prevalence of overweight adults, while Malaysia was the highest with 45.7 percent. The Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati were ranked second, third and fourth respectively.
