Share of adults who are obese in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of adults who are obese was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Azerbaijan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 29.3% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Azerbaijan peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
Azerbaijan ranks 74th 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 | 10.1% | 9.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 18.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.9% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 5,373 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 212.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 7.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 191.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Azerbaijan?
- Share of adults who are obese in Azerbaijan was 29.3% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Azerbaijan ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.