Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar
Qatar: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 75.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 75.7% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar peaked at 75.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 1980.
That places Qatar 14th 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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.7% | — |
| 1981 | 47.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 59.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 75.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.3%, 1.3× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 75.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.1%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.5% | 46.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 55.4% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 64.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 71.6% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 75.2% | 75.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 11 Kiribati 76.8% compare
- 12 Bahamas 76.6% compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.5% compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 74.5% compare
- 16 Mexico 74.2% compare
- 17 French Polynesia 73.7% compare
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Qatar was 75.7% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Qatar ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.