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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.2% | — |
| 1981 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 33.2% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 37.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 43.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 61.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 61.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.0%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (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.