Share of adults who are obese in Qatar
Qatar: Share of adults who are obese was 42.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 42.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Qatar peaked at 42.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1980.
That places Qatar 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.3% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 18.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 33.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.2% | 42.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3447 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2587 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5652 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9579 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4495 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 126.02 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Qatar?
- Share of adults who are obese in Qatar was 42.4% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Qatar ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.