Share of adults who are obese in Samoa
Samoa: Share of adults who are obese was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 63.2% for share of adults who are 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 who are obese in Samoa peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 24.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 33.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.2% | 44.0% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.9% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 60.7% | 63.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Samoa?
- Share of adults who are obese in Samoa was 63.2% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are 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 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.