Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa
American Samoa: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 75.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa stood at 75.9 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa peaked at 75.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.6 %, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.6 % | — |
| 2001 | 68.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 73 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.8 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.6 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.9 % | +0.4% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 75.9 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 28 %, 2.7× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 75.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 %, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.99 % | 68.6 % | 71.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.16 % | 71.8 % | 74.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.36 % | 74.8 % | 75.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 1 Polynesia 59.1 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 48.6 % compare
- 2 Tonga 73.8 % compare
- 3 Cook Islands 72.4 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 46.8 % compare
- 4 Naoero 71.4 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 33 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for American Samoa
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8,970 (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 15 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 15 metric tons (2024)
- Rural population, per square kilometre 44.26 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 11.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in American Samoa was 75.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6 % in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- American Samoa ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.