Share of adults who are obese in Oman
Oman: Share of adults who are obese was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Oman, 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 Oman stood at 29.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Oman peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
That places Oman 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 12.7% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 69 United Arab Emirates 30.3% compare
- 70 Syria 29.9% compare
- 71 Guyana 29.8% compare
- 73 Greenland 29.3% compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 29.3% compare
- 75 United Kingdom 29.2% compare
More reference data data for Oman
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Oman?
- Share of adults who are obese in Oman was 29.4% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Oman ranks 72nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.