Share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of adults defined as obese was 27.6 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea is 27.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea peaked at 27.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.36, in 1980.
That places Papua New Guinea 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.58 | 10.36 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.13 | 13.4 | 16.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.15 | 17.32 | 20.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.13 | 21.3 | 25.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.56 | 25.56 | 27.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Papua New Guinea was 27.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.36 in 1980.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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