Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories by country
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
90.8%
Naoero
Lowest
7.3%
Ethiopia
Median
58.3%
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
8,955
What the numbers show
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 90.8% in Naoero; the lowest is 7.3% in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.3%, and the mean is 51.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 180 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 99.7%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 9.4%).
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 90.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 89.7% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 3 | American Samoa | 89.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Tokelau | 88.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 5 | Niue | 87.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 6 | Tonga | 85.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 7 | Tuvalu | 82.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 8 | Samoa | 82.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 80.8% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 10 | Kuwait | 79.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 77.9% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 77.8% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 13 | Slovakia | 76.6% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 76.2% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | French Polynesia | 76.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 75.6% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 75.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 74.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Argentina | 74.1% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 73.7% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 21 | Brunei Darussalam | 73.6% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 73.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 23 | Uruguay | 72.9% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 72.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 25 | Australia | 72.7% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 72.6% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 72.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 72.4% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 72.2% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 72.1% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 31 | Kiribati | 72.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 71.7% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 71.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 71.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 71.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 71.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 37 | Palau | 71.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Bahamas | 70.8% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | Serbia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.2% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 69.8% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 69.6% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 45 | Germany | 69.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 69.4% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 69.3% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 69.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 49 | Panama | 69.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Peru | 68.4% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 51 | Iceland | 68.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 68.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 68.0% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 67.7% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 67.4% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 56 | Canada | 66.8% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 66.7% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 58 | Belarus | 66.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 65.7% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 65.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 61 | Belize | 65.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 65.4% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 63 | Sweden | 64.8% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 64.8% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 64.6% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Türkiye | 64.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 67 | Iraq | 64.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 64.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 64.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 70 | Cyprus | 64.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 63.3% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 63.1% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 73 | Portugal | 62.8% | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 74 | Ukraine | 62.8% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 62.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 76 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 62.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 77 | Jordan | 62.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 62.4% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 62.4% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 62.3% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 61.9% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 82 | Austria | 61.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium | 61.5% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 84 | Montenegro | 61.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 60.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 86 | Greenland | 60.5% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 60.5% | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 88 | Andorra | 60.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 89 | Barbados | 60.0% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 90 | Italy | 59.8% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mongolia | 59.6% | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 92 | Fiji | 59.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 93 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 59.5% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 59.3% | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 59.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 59.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 58.9% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 58.6% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 99 | Denmark | 58.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 100 | Seychelles | 58.3% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 101 | Honduras | 58.0% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 102 | Colombia | 58.0% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 57.9% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 104 | Netherlands | 56.8% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 105 | Bermuda | 56.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 56.3% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 55.9% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.7% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 55.7% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 55.7% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 111 | Pakistan | 54.2% | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.1% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 113 | Singapore | 54.1% | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 114 | Malaysia | 53.7% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 52.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 52.5% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 117 | Switzerland | 52.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 118 | Algeria | 51.8% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 119 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.5% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 120 | Maldives | 51.2% | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Grenada | 50.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 50.1% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.0% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 124 | Suriname | 49.9% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritius | 49.7% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 126 | Solomon Islands | 49.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 48.6% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 128 | France | 48.0% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 129 | Republic of Korea | 46.4% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 130 | Morocco | 45.9% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 131 | Guyana | 45.3% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 132 | China | 45.2% | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Dominica | 44.9% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 134 | Thailand | 42.9% | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Bhutan | 42.8% | 2024 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 42.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 42.6% | 2024 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 38.9% | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 36.9% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 140 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 36.6% | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 141 | South Africa | 36.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 35.3% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 143 | Philippines | 33.9% | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 144 | Japan | 33.6% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 32.6% | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | 32.2% | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 31.4% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 30.5% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 150 | Sudan | 30.0% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 151 | India | 30.0% | 2024 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Cameroon | 29.4% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 153 | Liberia | 29.1% | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28.7% | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 155 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27.7% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 156 | Nepal | 27.6% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 157 | Namibia | 25.8% | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 158 | Botswana | 25.5% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.3% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 160 | Mauritania | 25.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 161 | Nigeria | 24.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 162 | Myanmar | 23.6% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.1% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 164 | Mali | 22.5% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 22.2% | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Cambodia | 22.2% | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Benin | 22.1% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 168 | Angola | 21.6% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 169 | Viet Nam | 21.4% | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 21.3% | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 171 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 21.2% | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 172 | Djibouti | 21.2% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 173 | Togo | 20.9% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 174 | Ghana | 20.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Burundi | 20.1% | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 176 | Zambia | 19.9% | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 177 | Congo | 19.8% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 178 | Lesotho | 19.7% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 179 | Gambia | 19.5% | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Senegal | 19.4% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Kenya | 19.4% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 182 | Guinea | 19.3% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 183 | Haiti | 19.0% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 184 | Chad | 19.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 185 | Somalia | 18.4% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 186 | Mozambique | 18.3% | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 187 | South Sudan | 17.1% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 16.9% | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Madagascar | 16.5% | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 190 | Uganda | 15.3% | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Central African Republic | 15.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 192 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13.2% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 193 | Niger | 13.2% | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Malawi | 12.8% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 195 | Rwanda | 12.5% | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 12.5% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 12.4% | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Eritrea | 10.9% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 199 | Ethiopia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.