Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Niue
Niue: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 88.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Niue, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 88.1% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Niue peaked at 88.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1980.
Niue ranks 6th 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 overweight or obese in Niue, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.8% | — |
| 1981 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.0% | 72.8% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 79.7% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.8% | 83.7% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 86.0% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.7% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More reference data data for Niue
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.5082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.1092 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Niue?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Niue was 88.1% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1980.
- How does Niue rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Niue ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niue 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.