Share of adults defined as obese in Samoa
Samoa: Share of adults defined as obese was 63.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.17
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 199 countries
All-time high
63.17
in 2024
All-time low
24.61
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults defined as obese in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 63.17 for share of adults defined as obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults defined as obese in Samoa peaked at 63.17 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.61, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 8th 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 defined as obese in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.61 | — |
| 1981 | 25.37 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 26.15 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 26.98 | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 27.86 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 28.77 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 29.69 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 30.62 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 31.61 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 32.64 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 33.67 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 34.66 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 35.56 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 36.46 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 37.42 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 38.44 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 39.51 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 40.61 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 41.72 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 42.86 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 43.99 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 45.01 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 45.96 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 46.9 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47.84 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49.72 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 50.57 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 51.33 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 52.11 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 52.88 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 53.62 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 54.33 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.04 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.77 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.56 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.41 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.25 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.03 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 59.83 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 60.72 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 61.51 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 62.12 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 62.67 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.17 | +0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 63.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.65, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 63.17 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.56, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.43 | 24.61 | 32.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.09 | 33.67 | 42.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.22 | 43.99 | 52.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.27 | 52.88 | 59.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.04 | 60.72 | 63.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults defined as obese in Samoa?
- Share of adults defined as obese in Samoa was 63.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.17 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults defined as obese recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.61 in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of adults defined as obese?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults defined as obese rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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