Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
The most recent figure for share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu is 82.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1980.
Tuvalu ranks 8th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 66.5% | — |
| 1981 | 67.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 73.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 82.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 82.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.4% | 66.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 74.7% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 80.7% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 82.1% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 12.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Tuvalu was 82.5% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1980.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Tuvalu ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men 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 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.