Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland
Greenland: Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 29.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.3%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
72nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2024
All-time low
9.3%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland stood at 29.3%. 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 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland peaked at 29.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1980.
Greenland ranks 72nd of 198 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.
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.3% | — |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 12.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 12.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.3% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 29.9% compare
- 70 Guyana 29.8% compare
- 71 Oman 29.4% compare
- 73 Azerbaijan 29.3% compare
- 74 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29.2% compare
- 75 Peru 29.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland?
- Obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Greenland was 29.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Greenland ranks 72nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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, published as part of Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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