Share of men who are obese in Honduras
Honduras: Share of men who are obese was 23.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Honduras, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 23.9% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Honduras peaked at 23.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
Honduras ranks 70th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of men who are obese in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4% | — |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 23.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 23.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.3%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 16.5% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.7% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 24.5% compare
- 68 Greenland 24.5% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 24.2% compare
- 71 El Salvador 23.8% compare
- 72 Ecuador 23.7% compare
- 73 Finland 23.6% compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Honduras?
- Share of men who are obese in Honduras was 23.9% 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 men who are obese recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for share of men who are obese?
- Honduras ranks 70th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.