Greenland vs Namibia: How have things changed?
Greenland
331,315 metric tons
in 2024
Namibia
381,570 metric tons
in 2024
Greenland rank
52nd
Namibia rank
49th
How have things changed? over time
- Greenland
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 381,570 metric tons against 331,315 metric tons in Greenland, a difference of 50,255 metric tons.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,534 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 55,534 metric tons | Greenland |
| 1970s | 144,399 metric tons | 7,500 metric tons | 136,899 metric tons | Greenland |
| 1980s | 183,870 metric tons | 17,343 metric tons | 166,527 metric tons | Greenland |
| 1990s | 259,174 metric tons | 561,605 metric tons | 302,432 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2000s | 379,398 metric tons | 567,365 metric tons | 187,968 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2010s | 387,832 metric tons | 503,134 metric tons | 115,302 metric tons | Namibia |
| 2020s | 371,108 metric tons | 356,826 metric tons | 14,282 metric tons | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Greenland or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 381,570 metric tons against 331,315 metric tons in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Greenland and Namibia?
- 50,255 metric tons, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Namibia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Namibia rank globally for how have things changed??
- Greenland ranks 52nd and Namibia ranks 49th 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
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.