Share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of adults who are overweight was 77.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.06
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
77.28
in 2022
All-time low
54.44
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait stood at 77.06.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait peaked at 77.28 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.44, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 58.86 | 54.44 | 63.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.05 | 64.2 | 71.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7 | 72.38 | 76.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.06 | 76.57 | 77.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.16 | 77.06 | 77.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 81.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 7.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 520.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 491.73 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Kuwait was 77.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.28 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.44 in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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