How have things changed? in Greenland
Greenland: How have things changed? was 331,315 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
331,315 metric tons
Change on year
down 16.6%
World rank
52nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
445,845 metric tons
in 2006
All-time low
47,019 metric tons
in 1968
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Greenland, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Greenland is 331,315 metric tons, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Greenland peaked at 445,845 metric tons in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47,019 metric tons, in 1968.
Greenland ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Greenland, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 54,145 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 56,155 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 53,643 metric tons | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 47,019 metric tons | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 86,708 metric tons | +84.4% |
| 1970 | 121,820 metric tons | +40.5% |
| 1971 | 114,156 metric tons | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 122,694 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 137,746 metric tons | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 139,162 metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 133,466 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 132,476 metric tons | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 160,386 metric tons | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 179,340 metric tons | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 202,748 metric tons | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 201,024 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 208,464 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 205,270 metric tons | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 194,418 metric tons | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 188,308 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 162,285 metric tons | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 125,043 metric tons | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 162,673 metric tons | +30.1% |
| 1988 | 176,199 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 215,017 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 199,097 metric tons | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 178,822 metric tons | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 182,612 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 261,098 metric tons | +43.0% |
| 1994 | 261,765 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 283,460 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 297,236 metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 277,704 metric tons | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 297,590 metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 352,352 metric tons | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 351,788 metric tons | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 336,528 metric tons | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 356,596 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 336,462 metric tons | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 375,128 metric tons | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 431,163 metric tons | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 445,845 metric tons | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 398,254 metric tons | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 401,789 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 360,423 metric tons | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 369,182 metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 358,625 metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 345,737 metric tons | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 413,518 metric tons | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 428,395 metric tons | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 395,248 metric tons | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 384,779 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 406,750 metric tons | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 406,552 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 369,531 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 357,203 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 370,497 metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 399,201 metric tons | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 397,323 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 331,315 metric tons | -16.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 331,315 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 16.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 331,315 metric tons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,278 metric tons, 8.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +84.4% | 47,019 metric tons | 86,708 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,534 metric tons | 47,019 metric tons | 86,708 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 144,399 metric tons | 114,156 metric tons | 202,748 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 183,870 metric tons | 125,043 metric tons | 215,017 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,174 metric tons | 178,822 metric tons | 352,352 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 379,398 metric tons | 336,462 metric tons | 445,845 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,832 metric tons | 345,737 metric tons | 428,395 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,108 metric tons | 331,315 metric tons | 399,201 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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 how have things changed? in Greenland?
- How have things changed? in Greenland was 331,315 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 445,845 metric tons in 2006.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,019 metric tons in 1968.
- How does Greenland rank for how have things changed??
- Greenland ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.