Share of men who are obese in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of men who are obese was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Nicaragua, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are obese in Nicaragua stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Nicaragua peaked at 28.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.6% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 15.3% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.3% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.6% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 120.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 406.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,743 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Nicaragua?
- Share of men who are obese in Nicaragua was 28.7% 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 men who are obese recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of men who are obese?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.