Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Fiji
Fiji: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 39 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Fiji peaked at 39 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3 %, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 24th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.8 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 23.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 24.4 % | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.6 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2 % | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 27.5 % | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 28.1 % | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 28.8 % | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.5 % | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.9 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.7 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 32.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.2 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 34.8 % | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.6 % | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 36.5 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 37.3 % | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 38.2 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 39 % | +2.1% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 39 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8 %, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 39 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 %, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.78 % | 22.3 % | 27.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.36 % | 28.1 % | 34.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.32 % | 35.6 % | 39 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 21 Saudi Arabia 40.1 % compare
- 22 Iraq 39.7 % compare
- 23 Barbados 39.4 % compare
- 25 Panama 37.7 % compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 12.8 % compare
- 26 Mexico 37.4 % compare
- 26 Palestine, State of 37.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 932.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Fiji?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Fiji was 39 % 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 39 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 % in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Fiji ranks 24th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.