Faroe Islands vs Greenland: How have things changed?, per capita
Faroe Islands
14.41 metric tons per person
in 2024
Greenland
5.83 metric tons per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
1st
Greenland rank
3rd
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 14.41 metric tons per person against 5.83 metric tons per person in Greenland, a difference of 8.58 metric tons per person.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 2.5 times Greenland's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Greenland ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.49 metric tons per person | 1.41 metric tons per person | 3.08 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 6.54 metric tons per person | 2.95 metric tons per person | 3.58 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 7.16 metric tons per person | 3.49 metric tons per person | 3.67 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 6.81 metric tons per person | 4.65 metric tons per person | 2.16 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 12.18 metric tons per person | 6.71 metric tons per person | 5.48 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 12.3 metric tons per person | 6.88 metric tons per person | 5.42 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 14.1 metric tons per person | 6.55 metric tons per person | 7.55 metric tons per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
- Faroe Islands, at 14.41 metric tons per person against 5.83 metric tons per person in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 8.58 metric tons per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 1st and Greenland ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.