Share of men who are obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of men who are obese was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are obese in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men who are obese in Greenland stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are obese in Greenland peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1980.
That places Greenland 68th 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.
Share of men who are obese in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.2% | — |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +1.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 24.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.6%, 96% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 24.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.8% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 65 Bermuda 24.6% compare
- 66 Papua New Guinea 24.5% compare
- 67 Antigua and Barbuda 24.5% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 24.2% compare
- 70 Honduras 23.9% compare
- 71 El Salvador 23.8% compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are obese in Greenland?
- Share of men who are obese in Greenland was 24.5% 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 men who are obese recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of men who are obese?
- Greenland ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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 men who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.