Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia
Somalia: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 22.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia is 22.5, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia peaked at 22.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.2, in 1975.
That places Somalia 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 19.2 | — |
| 1976 | 19.3 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.4 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 19.5 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 19.6 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 19.7 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 19.8 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.1 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 20.2 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.3 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.4 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 20.5 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.7 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 20.8 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.9 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 21 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 21.2 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 21.4 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 21.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.5 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.6 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 21.8 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.1 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.4 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.23 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.16 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.86 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.33 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 11,072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Somalia was 22.5 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2 in 1975.
- How does Somalia rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Somalia ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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