Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita was 30.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 30.3% for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 30.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1980.
That places United Arab Emirates 69th 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 | 14.4% | 11.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 24.5% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.2% | 30.5% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 131,855 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 30.3% 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 adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 69th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) ≥ 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.