Share of adults who are overweight in Greenland
Greenland: Share of adults who are overweight was 60.42 in 2024. β² Rising
Share of adults who are overweight in Greenland, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are overweight in Greenland is 60.42, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight in Greenland peaked at 60.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.56, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 73rd of 196 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 | 37.59 | 35.56 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.04 | 40.34 | 45.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.74 | 46.67 | 52.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.37 | 53.1 | 57.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.33 | 58.25 | 60.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 5.41 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight in Greenland?
- Share of adults who are overweight in Greenland was 60.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.56 in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of adults who are overweight?
- Greenland ranks 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are overweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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