Greenland vs Netherlands: How have things changed?
Greenland
331,315 metric tons
in 2024
Netherlands
330,214 metric tons
in 2024
Greenland rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
53rd
How have things changed? over time
- Greenland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 331,315 metric tons against 330,214 metric tons in Netherlands, a difference of 1,101 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Greenland ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 53rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,534 metric tons | 338,240 metric tons | 278,706 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 144,399 metric tons | 323,681 metric tons | 179,281 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 183,870 metric tons | 499,941 metric tons | 316,071 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 259,174 metric tons | 537,906 metric tons | 278,732 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 379,398 metric tons | 551,997 metric tons | 172,599 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 387,832 metric tons | 438,081 metric tons | 50,249 metric tons | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 371,108 metric tons | 332,894 metric tons | 38,213 metric tons | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Greenland or Netherlands?
- Greenland, at 331,315 metric tons against 330,214 metric tons in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Greenland and Netherlands?
- 1,101 metric tons, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Netherlands rank globally for how have things changed??
- Greenland ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 53rd 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.