Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland
Greenland: Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 60.5% for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland peaked at 60.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1980.
That places Greenland 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.6% | — |
| 1981 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 31.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 37.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 45.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 60.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 68.4%, 89% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 60.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.1%, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.6% | 30.6% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 36.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 46.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.6% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 58.2% | 60.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland?
- Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories in Greenland was 60.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories?
- Greenland ranks 86th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult men overweight or obese vs. daily supply of calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Being overweight is defined by a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25, and being obese is defined as a BMI greater than 30.