Share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of men who are obese was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia is 36.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1980.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.3% | 10.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 15.0% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 21.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of men who are obese in Saudi Arabia was 36.5% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of men who are obese?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.