Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Palau
Palau: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 40.5 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 40.5 % for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Palau peaked at 40.5 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.4 %, in 2000.
That places Palau 18th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 36.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 38.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 39 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 39.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 39.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.4 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.6 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.7 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 40.1 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 40.5 % | +0.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 40.5 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 28 %, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Palau's 40.5 % 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 | 37.5 % | 36.4 % | 38.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.31 % | 38.7 % | 39.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2 % | 39.9 % | 40.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 15 Puerto Rico 42.4 % compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.2 % compare
- 16 Marshall Islands 42 % compare
- 16 Qatar 42 % compare
- 18 Chile 40.5 % compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.7 % compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 3.6 % compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 16.7 % compare
- 20 Kuwait 40.4 % compare
- 20 Viet Nam 2.4 % compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 40.1 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Palau
- Rural population 20.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.78 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 3,659 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Palau?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Palau was 40.5 % 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4 % in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Palau ranks 18th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.