Greenland vs IDA total: Food exports

Greenland
92.3%
in 2018
IDA total
20.4%
in 2023
Greenland rank
8th
IDA total rank
6th

Food exports over time

  • Greenland
  • IDA total
20406080100197019962023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 92.3% against 20.4% in IDA total, a difference of 71.9%.

That makes Greenland's figure about 4.5 times IDA total's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 6th of 196 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 52.6% 33.7% 18.8% Greenland
1990s 92.8% 24.8% 68.1% Greenland
2000s 86.2% 19.3% 66.9% Greenland
2010s 89.6% 19.8% 69.9% Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Greenland or IDA total?
Greenland, at 92.3% against 20.4% in IDA total as of 2018.
What is the difference in food exports between Greenland and IDA total?
71.9%, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and IDA total?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Greenland and IDA total rank globally for food exports?
Greenland ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.