Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 71.84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
71.84
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
71.84
in 2022
All-time low
58.18
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 71.84 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 71.84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.18, in 1990.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.18 | — |
| 1991 | 58.63 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 59.07 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.51 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 59.97 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 60.45 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 60.94 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 61.45 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 61.99 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 62.54 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63.11 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.69 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.26 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 64.82 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.35 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.83 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.28 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.71 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.14 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.56 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 67.97 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.36 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.73 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 69.09 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.45 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.8 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.16 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.49 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 70.8 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.08 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.34 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 71.58 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.84 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.27 | 58.18 | 62.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.47 | 63.11 | 67.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.59 | 67.97 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.59 | 71.34 | 71.84 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 17 Marshall Islands 73.19 compare
- 18 Belize 72.78 compare
- 19 United States of America 72.43 compare
- 21 Micronesia, Federated States of 71.71 compare
- 22 Panama 71.6 compare
- 23 Palau 71.33 compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 71.33 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Saudi Arabia was 71.84 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.18 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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