Share of men who are obese in Oman
Oman: Share of men who are obese was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Oman, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oman recorded 25.5% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Oman peaked at 25.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1980.
Oman ranks 59th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.3% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.5% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Oman?
- Share of men who are obese in Oman was 25.5% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for share of men who are obese?
- Oman ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.