Share of adults who are overweight in Samoa
Samoa: Share of adults who are overweight was 87.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 87.42 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Samoa peaked at 87.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.87, in 1980.
That places Samoa 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 70.07 | 65.87 | 74.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.82 | 74.93 | 80.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.43 | 80.7 | 84.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.45 | 84.32 | 86.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.07 | 86.7 | 87.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 188.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 3.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 171.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 258.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 86.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Samoa?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Samoa was 87.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.87 in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Samoa ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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