Share of adults who are obese in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of adults who are obese was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 41.3% for share of adults who are obese in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Kuwait peaked at 43.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 20th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.4% | 18.9% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 27.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 33.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 38.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.0% | 43.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 17 Palau 42.1% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 41.9% compare
- 19 United States 41.8% compare
- 21 Marshall Islands 41.2% compare
- 22 Chile 41.1% compare
- 23 Georgia 40.1% compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Kuwait?
- Share of adults who are obese in Kuwait was 41.3% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Kuwait ranks 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 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.