Share of adults who are obese in Armenia
Armenia: Share of adults who are obese was 28.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Armenia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 28.6% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Armenia peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1980.
Armenia ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 11.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.3% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Armenia?
- Share of adults who are obese in Armenia was 28.6% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1980.
- How does Armenia rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Armenia ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.