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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2498 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.2 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.66 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 130.51 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9465 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.11 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 282.36 millimeters (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.