Share of men who are obese in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of men who are obese was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Lebanon, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 29.4% for share of men who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Lebanon peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
That places Lebanon 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.4% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Lebanon
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.01 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1718 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.08 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8816 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.17 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 8,883 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Lebanon?
- Share of men who are obese in Lebanon was 29.4% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of men who are obese?
- Lebanon ranks 40th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.