Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru
Nauru: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 89.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 199 countries
All-time high
90.8%
in 1990
All-time low
89.3%
in 2020
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru stood at 89.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru peaked at 90.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2020.
Nauru ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 89.8% | — |
| 1981 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 90.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | -0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 89.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 60.3%, 1.5× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 89.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.0%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.4% | 89.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 90.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 89.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.2264 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0786 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Nauru was 89.3% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2020.
- How does Nauru rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Nauru ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nauru 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.