Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan is 60.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan peaked at 60.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1980.
That places Turkmenistan 81st 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 | 39.0% | 36.9% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 41.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 46.7% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 53.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 58.7% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 78 Bulgaria 61.1% compare
- 79 El Salvador 60.8% compare
- 80 Cyprus 60.8% compare
- 82 Azerbaijan 60.6% compare
- 83 Luxembourg 60.4% compare
- 84 Israel 59.7% compare
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2,982 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.7832 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 261.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Turkmenistan was 60.7% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1980.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Turkmenistan ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.