Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 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 Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 82.4% 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tuvalu peaked at 82.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 1980.
Tuvalu ranks 7th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64.7% | — |
| 1981 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.9% | 64.7% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 74.0% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 80.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.8% | 82.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.4146 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4437 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tuvalu?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu?
- 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 Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th 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 Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.