Share of men who are obese in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of men who are obese was 36.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Puerto Rico, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 36.2% 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Puerto Rico peaked at 36.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1980.
That places Puerto Rico 18th 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 | 11.3% | 9.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 14.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 29.4% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 256.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 70.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 347.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Puerto Rico?
- Share of men who are obese in Puerto Rico was 36.2% 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of men who are obese?
- Puerto Rico ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.