Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Grenada
Grenada: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or 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 overweight or obese in Grenada is 61.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Grenada peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1980.
Grenada ranks 74th 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 | 32.2% | 29.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.9% | 36.2% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 44.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 52.5% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 58.8% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 7.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8.77 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Grenada?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Grenada was 61.1% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1980.
- How does Grenada rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Grenada ranks 74th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.