Obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia

French Polynesia: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 49.15 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.15
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
6th
of 196 countries
All-time high
49.15
in 2024
All-time low
27.82
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia, 1980–2024

010203040501980200220241980: 27.81981: 28.41982: 291983: 29.71984: 30.31985: 30.91986: 31.61987: 32.21988: 32.81989: 33.41990: 341991: 34.51992: 351993: 35.51994: 361995: 36.41996: 36.81997: 37.21998: 37.61999: 382000: 38.42001: 38.82002: 39.12003: 39.52004: 39.92005: 40.22006: 40.62007: 412008: 41.42009: 41.92010: 42.32011: 42.82012: 43.22013: 43.72014: 44.22015: 44.62016: 45.12017: 45.62018: 46.12019: 46.62020: 47.12021: 47.62022: 48.12023: 48.62024: 49.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

French Polynesia recorded 49.15 for obesity prevalence adults who gho in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia peaked at 49.15 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.82, in 1980.

French Polynesia ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 27.82
1981 28.42 +2.2%
1982 29.04 +2.2%
1983 29.67 +2.2%
1984 30.31 +2.1%
1985 30.95 +2.1%
1986 31.58 +2.1%
1987 32.21 +2.0%
1988 32.82 +1.9%
1989 33.42 +1.8%
1990 33.98 +1.7%
1991 34.53 +1.6%
1992 35.04 +1.5%
1993 35.52 +1.4%
1994 35.97 +1.3%
1995 36.41 +1.2%
1996 36.82 +1.1%
1997 37.23 +1.1%
1998 37.62 +1.1%
1999 38.01 +1.0%
2000 38.38 +1.0%
2001 38.76 +1.0%
2002 39.13 +1.0%
2003 39.5 +0.9%
2004 39.87 +0.9%
2005 40.25 +0.9%
2006 40.63 +1.0%
2007 41.03 +1.0%
2008 41.45 +1.0%
2009 41.88 +1.0%
2010 42.32 +1.1%
2011 42.77 +1.1%
2012 43.22 +1.1%
2013 43.69 +1.1%
2014 44.16 +1.1%
2015 44.64 +1.1%
2016 45.14 +1.1%
2017 45.63 +1.1%
2018 46.12 +1.1%
2019 46.61 +1.1%
2020 47.11 +1.1%
2021 47.61 +1.1%
2022 48.12 +1.1%
2023 48.64 +1.1%
2024 49.15 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.62 27.82 33.42 10
1990s 36.11 33.98 38.01 10
2000s 40.09 38.38 41.88 10
2010s 44.43 42.32 46.61 10
2020s 48.13 47.11 49.15 5

Countries ranked near French Polynesia

  1. 3 Naoero 71.39 compare
  2. 3 Niue 66.89 compare
  3. 4 Tuvalu 65.09 compare
  4. 5 Samoa 64.28 compare
  5. 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 48.65 compare
  6. 8 Bahamas 48.28 compare
  7. 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia?
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in French Polynesia was 49.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in French Polynesia?
The highest recorded value was 49.15 in 2024.
What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in French Polynesia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.82 in 1980.
How does French Polynesia rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
French Polynesia ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in French Polynesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this French Polynesia 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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Indicator
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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