Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait is 79.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1980.
That places Kuwait 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 45.4% | — |
| 1981 | 46.6% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 47.9% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 49.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 61.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.9% | 45.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.7% | 61.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 68.6% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.5% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.4% | 81.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Kuwait was 79.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.