Share of men who are overweight or obese in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 60.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in El Salvador, 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 overweight or obese in El Salvador stood at 60.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in El Salvador peaked at 60.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1980.
That places El Salvador 79th 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 | 33.1% | 29.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 38.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 48.1% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 55.4% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.6% | 60.8% | 5 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in El Salvador?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in El Salvador was 60.8% 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 overweight or obese recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1980.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- El Salvador ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.