Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 57.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tajikistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 57.6% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Tajikistan peaked at 57.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1980.
That places Tajikistan 97th 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 | 34.9% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 37.6% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 42.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 49.6% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.7% | 57.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Tajikistan
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 10.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,053 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 626.5 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Tajikistan?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tajikistan was 57.6% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1980.
- How does Tajikistan rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Tajikistan ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.