Share of adults who are overweight in Samoa
Samoa: Share of adults who are overweight was 87.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.42
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 199 countries
All-time high
87.42
in 2024
All-time low
65.87
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
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.
Share of adults who are overweight in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 65.87 | — |
| 1981 | 66.82 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 67.77 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 68.71 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 69.65 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 70.57 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 71.48 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 72.39 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 73.27 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 74.12 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 74.93 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 75.68 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 76.39 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 77.06 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.68 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 78.26 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.8 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.31 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 79.8 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.26 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 80.7 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.12 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81.52 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 81.91 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.29 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.66 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.01 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.36 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.7 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.02 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.32 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.6 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.86 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.11 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.35 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.59 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.83 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 86.06 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.28 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.5 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.7 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.9 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.07 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.24 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 87.42 | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 87.42 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.23, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 87.42 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.99, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (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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