Share of adults who are overweight in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of adults who are overweight was 67.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Bahrain, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 67.72 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Bahrain peaked at 67.72 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.13, in 1980.
That places Bahrain 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.13 | 38.13 | 46.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.56 | 47.25 | 55.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1 | 56.73 | 63.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.49 | 63.59 | 66.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.44 | 67.13 | 67.72 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Bahrain?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Bahrain was 67.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.13 in 1980.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Bahrain ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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