Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 13.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen is 13.3 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen peaked at 13.3 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.4 %, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 144th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 5.7 % | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 5.9 % | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2 % | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 6.5 % | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8 % | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.4 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7 % | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1 % | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4 % | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.8 % | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 9.1 % | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5 % | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9 % | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6 % | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 11 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6 % | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 12 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 13 % | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 13.3 % | +2.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 13.3 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.2 %, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 13.3 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.7 %, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.68 % | 5.4 % | 8.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.04 % | 8.4 % | 11.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.64 % | 12 % | 13.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Yemen was 13.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 % in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Yemen ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.