Share of adults who are overweight in Tonga
Tonga: Share of adults who are overweight was 91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
91
in 2024
All-time low
74.13
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Tonga is 91, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Tonga peaked at 91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.13, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 2nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.44 | 74.13 | 80.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.01 | 81.05 | 84.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.12 | 84.93 | 87.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.68 | 87.54 | 89.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.53 | 90.05 | 91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 American Samoa 91.04 compare
- 3 Tokelau 90.28 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 89.99 compare
- 5 Nauru 89.29 compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 21.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 21.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0248 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Tonga?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Tonga was 91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.13 in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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