Greenland vs Mexico: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Greenland
0.968 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
1.09 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Greenland rank
98th
Mexico rank
95th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Greenland
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre in Greenland, a difference of 0.122 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 95th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1742 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1676 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0066 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
1970s 0.4226 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2917 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1309 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
1980s 0.5381 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6981 metric tons per square kilometre 0.16 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.713 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7014 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0117 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2000s 0.9243 metric tons per square kilometre 0.796 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1283 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2010s 0.9449 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9108 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0341 metric tons per square kilometre Greenland
2020s 0.9284 metric tons per square kilometre 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0959 metric tons per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Greenland or Mexico?
Mexico, at 1.09 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.968 metric tons per square kilometre in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Greenland and Mexico?
0.122 metric tons per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mexico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Mexico rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Greenland ranks 98th and Mexico ranks 95th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.