Greenland vs Marshall Islands: How have things changed?, per capita

Greenland
5.83 metric tons per person
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.58 metric tons per person
in 2024
Greenland rank
3rd
Marshall Islands rank
6th

How have things changed?, per capita over time

  • Greenland
  • Marshall Islands
02468196519942024

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 5.83 metric tons per person against 2.58 metric tons per person in Marshall Islands, a difference of 3.25 metric tons per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 2.3 times Marshall Islands's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 3rd and Marshall Islands ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 1.41 metric tons per person 0.0041 metric tons per person 1.41 metric tons per person Greenland
1970s 2.95 metric tons per person 0.0039 metric tons per person 2.95 metric tons per person Greenland
1980s 3.49 metric tons per person 0.0062 metric tons per person 3.48 metric tons per person Greenland
1990s 4.65 metric tons per person 0.0137 metric tons per person 4.64 metric tons per person Greenland
2000s 6.71 metric tons per person 0.8027 metric tons per person 5.9 metric tons per person Greenland
2010s 6.88 metric tons per person 1.64 metric tons per person 5.24 metric tons per person Greenland
2020s 6.55 metric tons per person 2.23 metric tons per person 4.32 metric tons per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, Greenland or Marshall Islands?
Greenland, at 5.83 metric tons per person against 2.58 metric tons per person in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between Greenland and Marshall Islands?
3.25 metric tons per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Marshall Islands?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Greenland and Marshall Islands rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
Greenland ranks 3rd and Marshall Islands ranks 6th 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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Indicator
How have things changed?, per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,930 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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.