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.
Share of adults who are obese in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.6% | — |
| 1981 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
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) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0022 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2954 (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.