Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 89.7% for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands peaked at 89.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1980.
Cook Islands ranks 2nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.5% | — |
| 1981 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 76.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.0% | 69.5% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 77.4% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 83.0% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.6% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 88.9% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0199 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 29.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Cook Islands was 89.7% 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 adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1980.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Cook Islands ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.