Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar

Qatar: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 42.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.04
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 196 countries
All-time high
42.04
in 2024
All-time low
13.38
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar, 1980–2024

102030401980200220241980: 13.41981: 13.81982: 14.11983: 14.61984: 151985: 15.51986: 161987: 16.61988: 17.21989: 17.81990: 18.41991: 19.11992: 19.81993: 20.51994: 21.21995: 221996: 22.81997: 23.61998: 24.41999: 25.22000: 262001: 26.92002: 27.72003: 28.62004: 29.52005: 30.32006: 31.12007: 31.92008: 32.72009: 33.62010: 34.42011: 35.32012: 362013: 36.82014: 37.42015: 37.92016: 38.62017: 39.22018: 39.72019: 40.22020: 40.72021: 41.22022: 41.52023: 41.72024: 42

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar stood at 42.04. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar peaked at 42.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.38, in 1980.

Qatar ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 13.38
1981 13.75 +2.7%
1982 14.14 +2.8%
1983 14.55 +2.9%
1984 14.99 +3.0%
1985 15.45 +3.1%
1986 15.97 +3.4%
1987 16.55 +3.6%
1988 17.16 +3.7%
1989 17.79 +3.7%
1990 18.45 +3.7%
1991 19.12 +3.6%
1992 19.81 +3.6%
1993 20.51 +3.6%
1994 21.24 +3.5%
1995 21.99 +3.6%
1996 22.77 +3.6%
1997 23.56 +3.5%
1998 24.36 +3.4%
1999 25.17 +3.3%
2000 26.01 +3.3%
2001 26.85 +3.3%
2002 27.71 +3.2%
2003 28.56 +3.1%
2004 29.47 +3.2%
2005 30.32 +2.9%
2006 31.07 +2.5%
2007 31.86 +2.6%
2008 32.7 +2.6%
2009 33.57 +2.6%
2010 34.44 +2.6%
2011 35.25 +2.4%
2012 36.03 +2.2%
2013 36.76 +2.0%
2014 37.36 +1.7%
2015 37.93 +1.5%
2016 38.57 +1.7%
2017 39.19 +1.6%
2018 39.71 +1.3%
2019 40.17 +1.2%
2020 40.67 +1.3%
2021 41.16 +1.2%
2022 41.48 +0.8%
2023 41.73 +0.6%
2024 42.04 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 15.37 13.38 17.79 10
1990s 21.7 18.45 25.17 10
2000s 29.81 26.01 33.57 10
2010s 37.54 34.44 40.17 10
2020s 41.42 40.67 42.04 5

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 11 Egypt 43.93 compare
  2. 12 Belize 43.42 compare
  3. 13 Puerto Rico 42.39 compare
  4. 15 Marshall Islands 41.97 compare
  5. 16 United States of America 40.96 compare
  6. 17 Palau 40.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Qatar was 42.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 42.04 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 13.38 in 1980.
How does Qatar rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Qatar ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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