Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan

Jordan: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 35.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35.35
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 196 countries
All-time high
36.56
in 2016
All-time low
17.78
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan, 1980–2024

0102030401980200220241980: 17.81981: 18.31982: 18.81983: 19.41984: 19.91985: 20.51986: 21.11987: 21.71988: 22.41989: 231990: 23.51991: 23.91992: 24.51993: 25.11994: 25.71995: 26.41996: 27.11997: 27.81998: 28.51999: 29.22000: 29.92001: 30.62002: 31.32003: 322004: 32.62005: 33.12006: 33.62007: 34.12008: 34.62009: 352010: 35.42011: 35.72012: 362013: 36.22014: 36.42015: 36.52016: 36.62017: 36.62018: 36.52019: 36.32020: 36.12021: 35.92022: 35.72023: 35.52024: 35.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 35.35 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan peaked at 36.56 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.78, in 1980.

Jordan ranks 30th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 17.78
1981 18.29 +2.9%
1982 18.83 +2.9%
1983 19.38 +2.9%
1984 19.95 +2.9%
1985 20.53 +2.9%
1986 21.13 +2.9%
1987 21.74 +2.9%
1988 22.36 +2.9%
1989 23 +2.9%
1990 23.47 +2.1%
1991 23.94 +2.0%
1992 24.52 +2.4%
1993 25.11 +2.4%
1994 25.73 +2.4%
1995 26.38 +2.5%
1996 27.06 +2.6%
1997 27.77 +2.6%
1998 28.49 +2.6%
1999 29.21 +2.5%
2000 29.93 +2.5%
2001 30.63 +2.3%
2002 31.31 +2.2%
2003 31.95 +2.1%
2004 32.56 +1.9%
2005 33.12 +1.7%
2006 33.63 +1.6%
2007 34.12 +1.4%
2008 34.58 +1.3%
2009 35 +1.2%
2010 35.37 +1.1%
2011 35.69 +0.9%
2012 35.95 +0.7%
2013 36.18 +0.6%
2014 36.37 +0.5%
2015 36.49 +0.3%
2016 36.56 +0.2%
2017 36.55 -0.0%
2018 36.46 -0.3%
2019 36.31 -0.4%
2020 36.14 -0.5%
2021 35.95 -0.5%
2022 35.75 -0.6%
2023 35.55 -0.6%
2024 35.35 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.3 17.78 23 10
1990s 26.17 23.47 29.21 10
2000s 32.68 29.93 35 10
2010s 36.19 35.37 36.56 10
2020s 35.75 35.35 36.14 5

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 27 Argentina 37.2 compare
  2. 28 Brunei 37.05 compare
  3. 29 Georgia 35.71 compare
  4. 31 Jamaica 35.19 compare
  5. 32 Uruguay 34.95 compare
  6. 33 Bahrain 34.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Jordan was 35.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 36.56 in 2016.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 17.78 in 1980.
How does Jordan rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Jordan ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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