Share of adults who are obese in Iran
Iran: Share of adults who are obese was 25.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Iran, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are obese in Iran stood at 25.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Iran peaked at 25.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1980.
Iran ranks 94th 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 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 34.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Iran?
- Share of adults who are obese in Iran was 25.7% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1980.
- How does Iran rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Iran ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.