Share of men who are obese in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of men who are obese was 37.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 37.2% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Kiribati peaked at 37.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1980.
That places Kiribati 15th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 17.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 31.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.2% | 37.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 12 Qatar 38.8% compare
- 13 Bahamas 38.8% compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.2% compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 36.5% compare
- 17 Kuwait 36.4% compare
- 18 Puerto Rico 36.2% compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0955 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3032 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.23 °C (2026)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 592.83 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Kiribati?
- Share of men who are obese in Kiribati was 37.2% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1980.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of men who are obese?
- Kiribati ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.