Greenland vs Other small states: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Greenland
- Other small states
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 92.3% against 20.5% in Other small states, a difference of 71.8%.
That makes Greenland's figure about 4.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 8th and Other small states ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.3% | 28.0% | 65.3% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 21.1% | 65.7% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 19.1% | 70.5% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Greenland or Other small states?
- Greenland, at 92.3% against 20.5% in Other small states as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food exports between Greenland and Other small states?
- 71.8%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Other small states?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
- How do Greenland and Other small states rank globally for food exports?
- Greenland ranks 8th and Other small states ranks 5th 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
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.