Share of adults who are obese in Jordan
Jordan: Share of adults who are obese was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Jordan, 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 adults who are obese in Jordan is 33.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Jordan peaked at 33.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1980.
Jordan ranks 51st 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 | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 18.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.4% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Jordan?
- Share of adults who are obese in Jordan was 33.2% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1980.
- How does Jordan rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Jordan ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.