Share of adults who are overweight in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of adults who are overweight was 50.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.82
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
125th
of 199 countries
All-time high
50.82
in 2024
All-time low
37.84
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of adults who are overweight in Vanuatu, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 50.82 for share of adults who are overweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Vanuatu peaked at 50.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.84, in 1980.
Vanuatu ranks 125th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.67 | 37.84 | 41.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.72 | 42.02 | 45.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.78 | 45.58 | 47.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.84 | 48 | 49.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.38 | 49.94 | 50.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 387.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 490.43 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Vanuatu?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Vanuatu was 50.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.84 in 1980.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Vanuatu ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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