Share of adults who are obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of adults who are obese was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese 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 29.3% for share of adults who are obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Greenland peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 73rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.3% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °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 adults who are obese in Greenland?
- Share of adults who are obese in Greenland was 29.3% 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 adults who are obese recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Greenland ranks 73rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.