Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) was 73.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga is 73.8 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga peaked at 73.8 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4 %, in 2000.
That places Tonga 2nd 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 55 % | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 55.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.2 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 56.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 57.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 58.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 59 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.6 % | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61.4 % | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 63.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 64 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 64.8 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 65.7 % | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 66.6 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 68.4 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.3 % | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 70.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.1 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 72.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 73 % | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 73.8 % | +1.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 73.8 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8 %, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 73.8 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28 %, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.32 % | 54.4 % | 60.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3 % | 61.4 % | 69.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.04 % | 70.2 % | 73.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 American Samoa 75.9 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 59.1 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 48.6 % compare
- 3 Cook Islands 72.4 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 46.8 % 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
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga?
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) in Tonga was 73.8 % 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4 % in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older)?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.