Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 85.8% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu peaked at 85.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 1980.
That places Tuvalu 8th 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 or obese in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.3% | — |
| 1981 | 72.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 85.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 85.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.0%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 71.3% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 77.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 81.6% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 83.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.3% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.8166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.4146 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4437 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu was 85.8% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.