Share of adults who are obese in Grenada

Grenada: Share of adults who are obese was 31.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.9%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
55th
of 199 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of adults who are obese in Grenada, 1980–2024

510152025301980200220241980: 7 %1981: 7.2 %1982: 7.4 %1983: 7.7 %1984: 8 %1985: 8.3 %1986: 8.6 %1987: 9 %1988: 9.4 %1989: 9.9 %1990: 10.3 %1991: 10.8 %1992: 11.3 %1993: 11.8 %1994: 12.4 %1995: 13 %1996: 13.6 %1997: 14.2 %1998: 14.9 %1999: 15.5 %2000: 16.1 %2001: 16.7 %2002: 17.2 %2003: 17.8 %2004: 18.4 %2005: 18.9 %2006: 19.5 %2007: 20.1 %2008: 20.7 %2009: 21.3 %2010: 21.9 %2011: 22.6 %2012: 23.2 %2013: 23.9 %2014: 24.6 %2015: 25.3 %2016: 26 %2017: 26.7 %2018: 27.4 %2019: 28.1 %2020: 28.9 %2021: 29.6 %2022: 30.4 %2023: 31.1 %2024: 31.9 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 52 Dominica 32.9% compare
  2. 53 Australia 32.4% compare
  3. 54 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% compare
  4. 56 Czechia 31.6% compare
  5. 57 Lebanon 31.5% compare
  6. 58 El Salvador 31.4% compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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

Indicator
Share of adults who are obese
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,955 data points, 1980–2024
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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.