Greenland vs Tuvalu: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Greenland
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 76th and Tuvalu ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 8.1% | 9.4% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 14.6% | 5.3% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 10.5% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 14.0% | 3.2% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel imports, Greenland or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Greenland as of 2008.
- What is the difference in fuel imports between Greenland and Tuvalu?
- 0.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Tuvalu?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Greenland and Tuvalu rank globally for fuel imports?
- Greenland ranks 76th and Tuvalu ranks 74th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.