Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga
Tonga: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 86.9% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1980.
Tonga ranks 5th 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.
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.8% | — |
| 1981 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 74.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 86.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 86.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.7% | 68.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 83.3% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.9% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (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) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tonga was 86.9% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Tonga ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in meters squared.