Share of men who are obese in Syria
Syria: Share of men who are obese was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Syria, 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 Syria is 25.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Syria peaked at 25.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1980.
That places Syria 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 8.3% | 6.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.3% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 20.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 24.3% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 121.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7,753 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Syria?
- Share of men who are obese in Syria was 25.2% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for share of men who are obese?
- Syria ranks 61st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.