Share of men who are obese in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of men who are obese was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela stood at 20.2%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Venezuela peaked at 21.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
Venezuela ranks 95th 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 | 8.4% | 6.5% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 11.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 31.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 41.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,680 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 10,074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Venezuela?
- Share of men who are obese in Venezuela was 20.2% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of men who are obese?
- Venezuela ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.