Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — OPEC

Overweight in adults in OPEC in 2024 — 50.9%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 26.5 pp.

2024 50.9% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 50.9%2024
Period minimum 24.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — OPEC, 1980–2024203040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 24.4%1981: 25%1982: 25.6%1983: 26.2%1984: 26.9%1985: 27.5%1986: 28.1%1987: 28.8%1988: 29.5%1989: 30.1%1990: 30.7%1991: 31.3%1992: 32%1993: 32.7%1994: 33.4%1995: 34.1%1996: 34.9%1997: 35.6%1998: 36.4%1999: 37.2%2000: 38%2001: 38.8%2002: 39.6%2003: 40.4%2004: 41.2%2005: 41.9%2006: 42.6%2007: 43.2%2008: 43.8%2009: 44.4%2010: 44.9%2011: 45.4%2012: 45.9%2013: 46.4%2014: 46.9%2015: 47.4%2016: 47.9%2017: 48.2%2018: 48.6%2019: 48.9%2020: 49.3%2021: 49.6%2022: 50%2023: 50.5%2024: 50.9%
Change over the period: +26.5 pp Annual average: 0.6 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: OPEC

OPEC 50.9%
World computed 43.7%
Overweight in adults — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 50.9 +0.4 pp
2023 50.5 +0.4 pp
2022 50 +0.4 pp
2021 49.6 +0.3 pp
2020 49.3 +0.4 pp
2019 48.9 +0.3 pp
2018 48.6 +0.3 pp
2017 48.2 +0.4 pp
2016 47.9 +0.5 pp
2015 47.4 +0.5 pp
2014 46.9 +0.5 pp
2013 46.4 +0.5 pp
2012 45.9 +0.5 pp
2011 45.4 +0.5 pp
2010 44.9 +0.5 pp
2009 44.4 +0.6 pp
2008 43.8 +0.6 pp
2007 43.2 +0.6 pp
2006 42.6 +0.7 pp
2005 41.9 +0.7 pp
2004 41.2 +0.8 pp
2003 40.4 +0.8 pp
2002 39.6 +0.8 pp
2001 38.8 +0.8 pp
2000 38 +0.8 pp
1999 37.2 +0.8 pp
1998 36.4 +0.8 pp
1997 35.6 +0.8 pp
1996 34.9 +0.7 pp
1995 34.1 +0.7 pp
1994 33.4 +0.7 pp
1993 32.7 +0.7 pp
1992 32 +0.7 pp
1991 31.3 +0.6 pp
1990 30.7 +0.6 pp
1989 30.1 +0.7 pp
1988 29.5 +0.7 pp
1987 28.8 +0.7 pp
1986 28.1 +0.6 pp
1985 27.5 +0.6 pp
1984 26.9 +0.6 pp
1983 26.2 +0.6 pp
1982 25.6 +0.6 pp
1981 25 +0.6 pp
1980 24.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.