Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tonga
Tonga: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 85.5% 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.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tonga peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 6th 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 67.4% | — |
| 1981 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 72.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.7% | 67.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.0% | 74.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 79.1% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.3% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 85.1% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tonga?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tonga was 85.5% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Tonga ranks 6th 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.