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.
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
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0039 (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.