Share of adults who are obese in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Share of adults who are obese was 46.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Micronesia (country), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 46.8% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Micronesia (country) peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1980.
Micronesia (country) ranks 12th 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 adults who are obese in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.4% | — |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 31.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +1.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 46.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 46.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 26.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.3% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.7% | 46.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 29.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Micronesia (country)?
- Share of adults who are obese in Micronesia (country) was 46.8% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1980.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.