Share of adults who are obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of adults who are obese was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 64.7% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Tuvalu peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1980.
Tuvalu ranks 7th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 37.7% | — |
| 1981 | 38.3% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 49.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 50.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 51.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 64.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.6%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 64.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.6% | 37.7% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 54.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.8% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.5% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.4146 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4437 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of adults who are obese in Tuvalu was 64.7% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.