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
5th
of 196 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

02040601980200220241980: 27.91981: 28.81982: 29.81983: 30.81984: 31.81985: 32.81986: 33.81987: 34.81988: 35.81989: 36.91990: 37.91991: 38.81992: 39.81993: 40.71994: 41.61995: 42.51996: 43.31997: 44.21998: 45.11999: 45.92000: 46.72001: 47.62002: 48.32003: 49.12004: 49.92005: 50.72006: 51.52007: 52.22008: 532009: 53.72010: 54.52011: 55.22012: 55.92013: 56.62014: 57.42015: 58.12016: 58.82017: 59.52018: 60.22019: 60.92020: 61.72021: 62.32022: 632023: 63.62024: 64.3

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 5th 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 Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Obesity prevalence adults who gho in Samoa, 1980 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Tokelau 70.69 compare
  2. 2 Tonga 73.81 compare
  3. 3 Naoero 71.39 compare
  4. 3 Niue 66.89 compare
  5. 4 Tuvalu 65.09 compare
  6. 6 French Polynesia 49.15 compare
  7. 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 48.65 compare
  8. 8 Bahamas 48.28 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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 5th out of 196 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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Indicator
Obesity prevalence adults who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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