Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea
Korea: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 24.4 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea is 24.4, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea peaked at 24.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.6, in 1975.
Korea ranks 125th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.6 | — |
| 1976 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 21 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 21.5 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 22.1 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.8 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.9 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.6 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 23.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.9 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.3 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 24.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.84 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.76 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.85 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.66 | 23.3 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2 | 24 | 24.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More reference data data for Korea
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Korea was 24.4 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 in 1975.
- How does Korea rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Korea ranks 125th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean body mass index bmi in adult males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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