Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji

Fiji: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 39.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.04
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
23rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
39.04
in 2024
All-time low
15.65
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji, 1980–2024

0102030401980200220241980: 15.71981: 15.91982: 16.21983: 16.51984: 16.81985: 17.11986: 17.41987: 17.71988: 181989: 18.31990: 18.61991: 18.91992: 19.31993: 19.61994: 19.91995: 20.31996: 20.71997: 21.11998: 21.51999: 21.92000: 22.32001: 22.82002: 23.32003: 23.92004: 24.42005: 252006: 25.62007: 26.22008: 26.82009: 27.52010: 28.12011: 28.82012: 29.52013: 30.22014: 30.92015: 31.72016: 32.42017: 33.22018: 342019: 34.82020: 35.62021: 36.52022: 37.32023: 38.22024: 39

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji stood at 39.04. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji peaked at 39.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.65, in 1980.

That places Fiji 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 15.65
1981 15.92 +1.7%
1982 16.2 +1.7%
1983 16.49 +1.8%
1984 16.78 +1.8%
1985 17.07 +1.7%
1986 17.36 +1.7%
1987 17.65 +1.7%
1988 17.97 +1.8%
1989 18.29 +1.8%
1990 18.61 +1.8%
1991 18.94 +1.8%
1992 19.27 +1.7%
1993 19.6 +1.7%
1994 19.95 +1.8%
1995 20.3 +1.8%
1996 20.68 +1.8%
1997 21.06 +1.9%
1998 21.47 +1.9%
1999 21.89 +2.0%
2000 22.34 +2.1%
2001 22.82 +2.1%
2002 23.32 +2.2%
2003 23.85 +2.3%
2004 24.41 +2.3%
2005 24.99 +2.4%
2006 25.58 +2.4%
2007 26.19 +2.4%
2008 26.83 +2.4%
2009 27.48 +2.4%
2010 28.14 +2.4%
2011 28.8 +2.4%
2012 29.49 +2.4%
2013 30.19 +2.4%
2014 30.92 +2.4%
2015 31.67 +2.4%
2016 32.44 +2.4%
2017 33.22 +2.4%
2018 34.01 +2.4%
2019 34.81 +2.4%
2020 35.63 +2.4%
2021 36.47 +2.4%
2022 37.32 +2.3%
2023 38.17 +2.3%
2024 39.04 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16.94 15.65 18.29 10
1990s 20.18 18.61 21.89 10
2000s 24.78 22.34 27.48 10
2010s 31.37 28.14 34.81 10
2020s 37.33 35.63 39.04 5

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 20 Saudi Arabia 40.1 compare
  2. 21 Iraq 39.69 compare
  3. 22 Barbados 39.41 compare
  4. 24 Panama 37.72 compare
  5. 25 Palestine, State of 37.4 compare
  6. 26 Mexico 37.36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Fiji was 39.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 39.04 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 15.65 in 1980.
How does Fiji rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
Fiji ranks 23rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Obesity prevalence adults who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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