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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Share of adults who are obese 29.3% (2024)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 57.7% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 60.4% (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.