Share of men defined as obese in El Salvador

El Salvador: Share of men defined as obese was 23.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.8
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
71st
of 199 countries
All-time high
23.8
in 2024
All-time low
5.04
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of men defined as obese in El Salvador, 1980–2024

5101520251980200220241980: 51981: 5.31982: 5.51983: 5.81984: 6.11985: 6.31986: 6.71987: 71988: 7.31989: 7.71990: 81991: 8.41992: 8.81993: 9.21994: 9.71995: 10.11996: 10.61997: 11.11998: 11.61999: 12.12000: 12.62001: 13.12002: 13.62003: 14.22004: 14.72005: 15.22006: 15.72007: 16.12008: 16.62009: 17.12010: 17.62011: 182012: 18.52013: 18.92014: 19.42015: 19.82016: 20.22017: 20.72018: 21.12019: 21.52020: 21.92021: 22.42022: 22.82023: 23.32024: 23.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of men defined as obese in El Salvador is 23.8, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men defined as obese in El Salvador peaked at 23.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.04, in 1980.

That places El Salvador 71st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.26 5.04 7.67 10
1990s 9.97 8.04 12.09 10
2000s 14.89 12.6 17.1 10
2010s 19.57 17.57 21.51 10
2020s 22.86 21.95 23.8 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 68 Greenland 24.46 compare
  2. 69 Dominican Republic 24.16 compare
  3. 70 Honduras 23.94 compare
  4. 72 Ecuador 23.71 compare
  5. 73 Finland 23.6 compare
  6. 74 Bolivia 23.38 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More reference data data for El Salvador

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of men defined as obese in El Salvador?
Share of men defined as obese in El Salvador was 23.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men defined as obese recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 23.8 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men defined as obese recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 1980.
How does El Salvador rank for share of men defined as obese?
El Salvador ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men defined as obese rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of men defined as obese
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed