Share of adults who are obese in Morocco
Morocco: Share of adults who are obese was 22.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 22.0%. 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 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Morocco peaked at 22.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
Morocco ranks 114th 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.
Share of adults who are obese in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5% | — |
| 1981 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 22.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 22.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.3%, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 111 Slovenia 22.8% compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 22.4% compare
- 113 Mauritania 22.1% compare
- 115 Gabon 21.8% compare
- 116 Vanuatu 21.6% compare
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 21.5% compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Morocco?
- Share of adults who are obese in Morocco was 22.0% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Morocco ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.