Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Turkey
Turkey: Mean body mass index bmi in adult males was 27.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
27.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 188 countries
All-time high
27.1
in 2016
All-time low
22.6
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016
Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Turkey, 1975–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 27.1 for mean body mass index bmi in adult males 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 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Turkey peaked at 27.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.6, in 1975.
Turkey ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.6 | — |
| 1976 | 22.7 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 22.9 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 23 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23.1 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.2 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.3 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 23.4 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 23.6 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 23.7 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23.8 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 24.1 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 24.3 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 24.4 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.6 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 24.7 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.8 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 25 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 25.1 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 25.2 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 25.3 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 25.4 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 25.5 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.7 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.8 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.9 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.2 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.6 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.9 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.86 | 22.6 | 23.1 | 5 |
| 1980s | 23.78 | 23.2 | 24.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.12 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.12 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.83 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Turkey?
- Mean body mass index bmi in adult males in Turkey was 27.1 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean body mass index bmi in adult males recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 in 1975.
- How does Turkey rank for mean body mass index bmi in adult males?
- Turkey ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is mean body mass index bmi in adult males rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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