Share of adults who are overweight in Fiji

Fiji: Share of adults who are overweight was 67.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.76
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 199 countries
All-time high
67.76
in 2024
All-time low
43.89
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are overweight in Fiji, 1980–2024

02040601980200220241980: 43.91981: 44.41982: 44.81983: 45.31984: 45.81985: 46.31986: 46.81987: 47.31988: 47.81989: 48.31990: 48.81991: 49.31992: 49.81993: 50.31994: 50.81995: 51.31996: 51.81997: 52.31998: 52.81999: 53.42000: 53.92001: 54.52002: 552003: 55.62004: 56.22005: 56.82006: 57.42007: 582008: 58.72009: 59.32010: 59.92011: 60.52012: 61.12013: 61.62014: 62.22015: 62.82016: 63.42017: 63.92018: 64.52019: 652020: 65.62021: 66.12022: 66.72023: 67.22024: 67.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 67.76 for share of adults who are overweight 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 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Fiji peaked at 67.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.89, in 1980.

That places Fiji 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 46.08 43.89 48.32 10
1990s 51.08 48.83 53.37 10
2000s 56.55 53.91 59.28 10
2010s 62.49 59.88 65.05 10
2020s 66.68 65.59 67.76 5

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 36 Barbados 68.2 compare
  2. 37 Ecuador 68.06 compare
  3. 38 Costa Rica 67.92 compare
  4. 40 Bahrain 67.72 compare
  5. 41 New Zealand 67.68 compare
  6. 42 Jordan 67.16 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who are overweight in Fiji?
Share of adults who are overweight in Fiji was 67.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 67.76 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 43.89 in 1980.
How does Fiji rank for share of adults who are overweight?
Fiji ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of adults who are overweight
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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