Share of adults who are obese in Grenada
Grenada: Share of adults who are obese was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Grenada, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Grenada is 31.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Grenada peaked at 31.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
That places Grenada 55th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.9% | 31.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Grenada?
- Share of adults who are obese in Grenada was 31.9% 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Grenada ranks 55th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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.