Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Micronesia
Micronesia: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 46.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Micronesia, 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 Micronesia stood at 46.8 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Micronesia peaked at 46.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.9 %, in 2000.
Micronesia ranks 3rd of 20 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 Micronesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.9 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.3 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.6 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 40.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 41.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.7 % | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 42 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 42.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 42.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.4 % | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 43.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 46.8 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.47 % | 38.9 % | 42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.82 % | 42.4 % | 45.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.14 % | 45.5 % | 46.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 1 American Samoa 75.9 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 59.1 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 48.6 % compare
- 2 Tonga 73.8 % compare
- 3 Cook Islands 72.4 % compare
- 4 Naoero 71.4 % compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 33 % compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.7 % compare
- 5 Tokelau 70.7 % compare
- 6 Niue 66.9 % compare
- 6 Türkiye 28.8 % compare
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- Eggs Primary — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate -0.0792 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Micronesia?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Micronesia was 46.8 % 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 Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9 % in 2000.
- How does Micronesia rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Micronesia ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia 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.