Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 52.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 115th 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.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.8% | — |
| 1981 | 34.3% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +0.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 52.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.7%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 52.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.9%, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 33.8% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 39.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Papua New Guinea was 52.6% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 115th 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.