Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 30.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, 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 Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand stood at 30.7 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand peaked at 30.7 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.5 %, in 2000.
That places Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5 % | — |
| 2001 | 21.8 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.2 % | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.6 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.9 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.3 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7 % | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 24 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 24.4 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 24.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8 % | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.5 % | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.3 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7 % | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 28 % | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 28.9 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 30.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.7 % | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.12 % | 21.5 % | 24.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.73 % | 25.1 % | 28.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.78 % | 28.9 % | 30.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- 6 Niue 66.9 % compare
- 6 Türkiye 28.8 % compare
- 7 Tuvalu 65.1 % compare
- 7 Melanesia 28.5 % compare
- 8 Samoa 64.3 % compare
- 9 French Polynesia 49.2 % compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.6 % compare
- 10 Bahamas 48.3 % compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23 % compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 22.3 % compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46.7 % compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12 % compare
- 12 Kiribati 45.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,267 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,756 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 19 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 41.5 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 16 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 4,854 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 2.6 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,313 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 28.8 % (2023)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,305 kcal/cap/d (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand was 30.7 % 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 Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 % in 2000.
- How does Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 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.