Australia vs Greenland: How have things changed?

Australia
344,817 metric tons
in 2024
Greenland
331,315 metric tons
in 2024
Australia rank
51st
Greenland rank
52nd

How have things changed? over time

  • Australia
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 344,817 metric tons against 331,315 metric tons in Greenland, a difference of 13,502 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 51st and Greenland ranks 52nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Greenland Difference Ahead
1960s 98,291 metric tons 59,534 metric tons 38,757 metric tons Australia
1970s 129,076 metric tons 144,399 metric tons 15,323 metric tons Greenland
1980s 188,956 metric tons 183,870 metric tons 5,086 metric tons Australia
1990s 261,971 metric tons 259,174 metric tons 2,798 metric tons Australia
2000s 275,409 metric tons 379,398 metric tons 103,989 metric tons Greenland
2010s 291,137 metric tons 387,832 metric tons 96,694 metric tons Greenland
2020s 345,359 metric tons 371,108 metric tons 25,749 metric tons Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Australia or Greenland?
Australia, at 344,817 metric tons against 331,315 metric tons in Greenland as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Australia and Greenland?
13,502 metric tons, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for how have things changed??
Australia ranks 51st and Greenland ranks 52nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.