Share of men who are overweight or obese in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 18.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan stood at 18.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in South Sudan peaked at 18.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1980.
South Sudan ranks 188th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 185 Vietnam 20.7% compare
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- 187 Central African Republic 19.3% compare
- 189 Burkina Faso 18.2% compare
- 190 Madagascar 17.8% compare
- 191 Uganda 17.1% compare
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -2.16 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2213 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27.22 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 10,990 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in South Sudan?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in South Sudan was 18.8% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- South Sudan ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.