Share of men who are overweight or obese in Somalia
Somalia: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 21.5% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Somalia peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Somalia 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.5% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 21.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Somalia?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Somalia was 21.5% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Somalia rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Somalia ranks 181st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.