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Greenland · Agriculture & natural resources

Land, production, employment and resource rents.

20 indicators · 10 with data

Structure

Agriculture share

% of GDP

48th of 194 · 4th in Europe & C. Asia
Agriculture shareGreenland's agriculture share fell from 17.9 % in 2003 to 16.6 % in 2023.200520102015202010%12%14%16%18%20%16.6 %

Greenland's agriculture share fell from 17.9 % in 2003 to 16.6 % in 2023.

Resource rents

% of GDP

185th of 204 · 50th in Europe & C. Asia
Resource rentsGreenland's resource rents fell from 0.6 % in 1991 to 0.0 % in 2020.1995200020052010201520200%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%1%0.0 %

Greenland's resource rents fell from 0.6 % in 1991 to 0.0 % in 2020.

Land

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

208th of 209 · 54th in Europe & C. Asia
Agricultural land (% of land area)Greenland's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 0.7 % in 1994 to 0.6 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520200.6%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.8%0.6 %

Greenland's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 0.7 % in 1994 to 0.6 % in 2023.

Production

Oil production

terawatt-hours

100th of 204 · 33rd in Europe & C. Asia*
Oil productionGreenland's oil production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.199019952000200520102015-1-0.5000.5010

Greenland's oil production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.

Gas production

terawatt-hours

96th of 204 · 34th in Europe & C. Asia*
Gas productionGreenland's gas production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.199019952000200520102015-1-0.5000.5010

Greenland's gas production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.

Coal production

terawatt-hours

66th of 204 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia*
Coal productionGreenland's coal production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.199019952000200520102015-1-0.5000.5010

Greenland's coal production was 0 in 1987 and 0 in 2016.

Resources

Oil rents (% of GDP)

% of GDP

119th of 195 · 41st in Europe & C. Asia
Oil rents (% of GDP)Greenland's oil rents (% of gdp) was 0.0 % in 1991 and 0.0 % in 2020.199520002005201020152020-1%-0.5%0%0.5%1%0.0 %

Greenland's oil rents (% of gdp) was 0.0 % in 1991 and 0.0 % in 2020.

Mineral rents (% of GDP)

% of GDP

89th of 204 · 29th in Europe & C. Asia
Mineral rents (% of GDP)Greenland's mineral rents (% of gdp) fell from 0.6 % in 1991 to 0.0 % in 2020.1995200020052010201520200%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%1%1%0.0 %

Greenland's mineral rents (% of gdp) fell from 0.6 % in 1991 to 0.0 % in 2020.

Forest rents (% of GDP)

% of GDP

182nd of 204 · 48th in Europe & C. Asia
Forest rents (% of GDP)Greenland's forest rents (% of gdp) was 0.0 % in 1991 and 0.0 % in 2020.199520002005201020152020-1%-0.5%0%0.5%1%0.0 %

Greenland's forest rents (% of gdp) was 0.0 % in 1991 and 0.0 % in 2020.

Trade

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)

% of merchandise exports

167th of 172 · 48th in Europe & C. Asia*
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)Greenland's agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) fell from 0.2 % in 1989 to 0.0 % in 2018.1990199520002005201020150%0.5%1%2%2%0.0 %

Greenland's agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) fell from 0.2 % in 1989 to 0.0 % in 2018.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Greenland.

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