Share of adults who are overweight in Palau
Palau: Share of adults who are overweight was 71.38 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
71.38
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 196 countries
All-time high
71.98
in 2010
All-time low
62.63
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980β2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Palau, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of adults who are overweight in Palau stood at 71.38.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Palau peaked at 71.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.63, in 1980.
That places Palau 24th out of 196 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.33 | 62.63 | 67.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.95 | 68.41 | 71.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.65 | 71.2 | 71.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.85 | 71.66 | 71.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.49 | 71.38 | 71.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 21 Saudi Arabia 71.77 compare
- 22 Paraguay 71.48 compare
- 23 United States 71.4 compare
- 25 Peru 70.39 compare
- 26 Syria 70.18 compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 70.11 compare
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Palau?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Palau was 71.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 71.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.63 in 1980.
- How does Palau rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Palau ranks 24th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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