Share of adults defined as obese in Palau
Palau: Share of adults defined as obese was 42.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.08
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 199 countries
All-time high
42.08
in 2024
All-time low
24.8
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults defined as obese in Palau, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults defined as obese in Palau stood at 42.08. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Palau peaked at 42.08 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8, in 1980.
That places Palau 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adults defined as obese in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.8 | — |
| 1981 | 25.28 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 25.79 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 26.38 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 27.07 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 27.8 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 28.57 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 29.35 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 30.15 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 30.97 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 31.7 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 32.31 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 32.91 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 33.53 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 34.19 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 34.86 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 35.42 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 35.92 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 36.43 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 36.94 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 37.43 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 37.86 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 38.27 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.64 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 39.31 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.57 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39.78 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.97 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 40.14 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.32 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 40.48 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 40.62 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.72 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.81 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.93 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.04 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.19 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 41.36 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.54 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.69 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.8 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 41.92 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.01 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.08 | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 42.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.03, 1.4× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Palau's 42.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.56, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.61 | 24.8 | 30.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.42 | 31.7 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39 | 37.43 | 40.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9 | 40.32 | 41.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9 | 41.69 | 42.08 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Palau?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Palau was 42.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 42.08 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8 in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Palau ranks 17th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults defined as obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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