Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman
Oman: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
71st
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 2024
All-time low
11.9%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman is 29.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1980.
Oman ranks 71st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 13.1% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 68 United Arab Emirates 30.3% compare
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 29.9% compare
- 70 Guyana 29.8% compare
- 72 Greenland 29.3% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 29.3% compare
- 74 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Oman was 29.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1980.
- How does Oman rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Oman ranks 71st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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