Food exports in Greenland
Greenland: Food exports was 92.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Greenland, 1976–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Greenland is 92.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Greenland peaked at 96.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1976.
That places Greenland 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Food exports in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.3% | — |
| 1977 | 52.5% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 54.9% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 70.6% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 61.0% | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 64.3% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 60.5% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +28.0% |
| 1986 | 81.1% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 96.1% | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 95.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 91.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 91.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +2.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 92.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 8.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 92.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 7.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 47.3% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 60.5% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 91.1% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 73.8% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 82.3% | 92.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More private sector data for Greenland
- Merchandise trade 63.2% (2023)
- Food imports 19.8% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 4.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,807 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 26.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 17,983 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Greenland?
- Food exports in Greenland was 92.3% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1976.
- How does Greenland rank for food exports?
- Greenland ranks 8th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.