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Obesity in adults — Greenland

Obesity in adults in Greenland in 2024 — 28.1%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 17.1 pp.

2024 28.1% +0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 128of 199
Period maximum 28.1%2024
Period minimum 11%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Obesity in adults — Greenland, 1980–2024101520253019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11%1981: 11.2%1982: 11.4%1983: 11.6%1984: 11.9%1985: 12.1%1986: 12.4%1987: 12.7%1988: 12.9%1989: 13.2%1990: 13.6%1991: 13.9%1992: 14.3%1993: 14.6%1994: 15%1995: 15.5%1996: 15.9%1997: 16.4%1998: 16.8%1999: 17.3%2000: 17.8%2001: 18.3%2002: 18.9%2003: 19.4%2004: 19.9%2005: 20.4%2006: 20.9%2007: 21.3%2008: 21.7%2009: 22.1%2010: 22.5%2011: 22.9%2012: 23.2%2013: 23.5%2014: 23.9%2015: 24.3%2016: 24.6%2017: 25%2018: 25.4%2019: 25.8%2020: 26.3%2021: 26.7%2022: 27.1%2023: 27.6%2024: 28.1%
Change over the period: +17.1 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 28.1%
World computed 16.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 21.1%
Northern Europe computed 24.8%
High-income countries computed 24.8%
Obesity in adults — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28.1 +0.5 pp
2023 27.6 +0.5 pp
2022 27.1 +0.4 pp
2021 26.7 +0.4 pp
2020 26.3 +0.4 pp
2019 25.8 +0.4 pp
2018 25.4 +0.4 pp
2017 25 +0.4 pp
2016 24.6 +0.4 pp
2015 24.3 +0.4 pp
2014 23.9 +0.4 pp
2013 23.5 +0.3 pp
2012 23.2 +0.3 pp
2011 22.9 +0.4 pp
2010 22.5 +0.4 pp
2009 22.1 +0.4 pp
2008 21.7 +0.4 pp
2007 21.3 +0.5 pp
2006 20.9 +0.5 pp
2005 20.4 +0.5 pp
2004 19.9 +0.5 pp
2003 19.4 +0.5 pp
2002 18.9 +0.5 pp
2001 18.3 +0.5 pp
2000 17.8 +0.5 pp
1999 17.3 +0.5 pp
1998 16.8 +0.5 pp
1997 16.4 +0.5 pp
1996 15.9 +0.4 pp
1995 15.5 +0.4 pp
1994 15 +0.4 pp
1993 14.6 +0.4 pp
1992 14.3 +0.4 pp
1991 13.9 +0.3 pp
1990 13.6 +0.3 pp
1989 13.2 +0.3 pp
1988 12.9 +0.3 pp
1987 12.7 +0.3 pp
1986 12.4 +0.3 pp
1985 12.1 +0.3 pp
1984 11.9 +0.2 pp
1983 11.6 +0.2 pp
1982 11.4 +0.2 pp
1981 11.2 +0.2 pp
1980 11 —

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DK Denmark 14.3 SE Sweden 17.5 NO Norway 20.2 EE Estonia 20.3 LT Lithuania 21.3 IS Iceland 22.2 LV Latvia 22.3 FI Finland 24.2 GB United Kingdom 27.4 IE Ireland 27.9 GL Greenland 28.1
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About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² and above. The series has been kept since 1980 and shows one of the fastest changes in the health of populations in the whole history of observation: in most countries the share has grown two- to threefold. The top of the ranking is held not by rich countries, as one might expect, but by the islands of Oceania and the Persian Gulf, where the shift to purchased food happened within one generation.

Important: The aggregate by country group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one: the share of adults differs between countries by a factor of about 1.5, so young countries get a slightly larger weight than they should.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Greenland

Nutrition Overweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index of 25 and above — including those who are obese.

Greenland by year Nutrition Underweight in adults

The share of adults with a body mass index below 18.5.

Greenland by year
All indicators for Greenland