Share of men who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 70.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates peaked at 71.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 48.3% | 43.6% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.9% | 54.2% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 64.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 70.1% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.7% | 71.1% | 5 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.2115 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in United Arab Emirates was 70.7% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 26th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.