Indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Indicator of food price anomalies was -0.74 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Greenland recorded -0.74 index for indicator of food price anomalies in 2024.
The figure is down 85.0% on the previous year and down 384.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland peaked at 1.21 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.96 index, in 2012.
Greenland ranks 168th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.09 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.16 index | +77.8% |
| 2012 | -0.96 index | -700.0% |
| 2013 | -0.02 index | -97.9% |
| 2014 | 0.26 index | -1400.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 index | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 1.03 index | +157.5% |
| 2017 | 0.15 index | -85.4% |
| 2018 | -0.39 index | -360.0% |
| 2019 | -0.87 index | +123.1% |
| 2020 | -0.86 index | -1.1% |
| 2021 | -0.05 index | -94.2% |
| 2022 | 1.21 index | -2520.0% |
| 2023 | -0.4 index | -133.1% |
| 2024 | -0.74 index | +85.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.74 index is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.295 index, 2.5× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.74 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.48 index, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2520.0% | -0.05 index | 1.21 index |
| 2014 | +1400.0% | -0.02 index | 0.26 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.015 index | -0.96 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.168 index | -0.86 index | 1.21 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 165 France -0.66 index compare
- 166 Chile -0.67 index compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda -0.7 index compare
- 169 Aland Islands -0.75 index compare
- 169 Albania -0.75 index compare
- 171 Saudi Arabia -0.76 index compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Greenland was -0.74 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.96 index in 2012.
- How does Greenland rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 168th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 384.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.