Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Samoa
Samoa: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at 82.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Samoa peaked at 82.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 1980.
That places Samoa 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 55.5% | — |
| 1981 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 65.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 55.5% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 66.3% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 74.3% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.2% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.9% | 82.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Samoa?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Samoa was 82.4% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Samoa ranks 8th 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 Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.