Share of adults who are obese in Niue
Niue: Share of adults who are obese was 66.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Niue is 66.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Niue peaked at 66.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1980.
Niue 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.8% | 38.6% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 47.8% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 55.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 61.2% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.1% | 66.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More reference data data for Niue
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0022 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 0.4045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.5082 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Niue?
- Share of adults who are obese in Niue was 66.2% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Niue ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.