Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Ores and metals exports

Faroe Islands
0.1%
in 2009
Greenland
0.1%
in 2018
Faroe Islands rank
181st
Greenland rank
182nd

Ores and metals exports over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Greenland
01020304050197619972018

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Greenland, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greenland ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 182nd of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Greenland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 47.7% 47.7% Greenland
1980s 0.2% 16.2% 16.0% Greenland
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Faroe Islands
2000s 0.2% 8.4% 8.2% Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals exports, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
Faroe Islands, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Greenland as of 2009.
What is the difference in ores and metals exports between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
0.0%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for ores and metals exports?
Faroe Islands ranks 181st and Greenland ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals 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
Ores and metals 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
240 places, 9,796 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.