Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa
Samoa: Obesity prevalence adults who gho was 64.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.28
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
8th
of 199 countries
All-time high
64.28
in 2024
All-time low
27.9
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa is 64.28, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa peaked at 64.28 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.9, in 1980.
Samoa 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.
Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.9 | — |
| 1981 | 28.85 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 29.81 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 30.78 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 31.77 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 32.76 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 33.76 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 34.79 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 35.83 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 36.86 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 37.86 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.84 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 39.78 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 40.69 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 41.59 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 42.47 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 43.35 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.21 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 45.06 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 45.91 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 46.73 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 47.55 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 48.35 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.13 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 49.91 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 50.69 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.46 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 52.22 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.99 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 53.75 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 54.49 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.22 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.93 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 56.64 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.35 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.06 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 58.77 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.5 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.22 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60.94 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 61.66 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.35 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 62.99 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 63.64 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 64.28 | +1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 64.28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.19, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 64.28 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.21, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.31 | 27.9 | 36.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.98 | 37.86 | 45.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.28 | 46.73 | 53.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.71 | 54.49 | 60.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.98 | 61.66 | 64.28 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa?
- Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa was 64.28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.28 in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity prevalence adults who gho recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9 in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for obesity prevalence adults who gho?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity prevalence adults who gho rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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