Share of men who are overweight or obese in Greenland
Greenland: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or 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 overweight or obese in Greenland stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Greenland peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 96th 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 | 36.0% | 34.1% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 38.7% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 51.5% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.8% | 57.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 93 Montenegro 58.2% compare
- 94 Austria 57.8% compare
- 95 Iran 57.8% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 57.6% compare
- 98 Colombia 57.5% compare
- 99 Seychelles 56.3% 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 obese 24.5% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 60.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Greenland?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Greenland was 57.7% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Greenland ranks 96th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.