Ores and metals imports in Greenland
Greenland: Ores and metals imports was 0.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Ores and metals imports in Greenland, 1976–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2018, ores and metals imports in Greenland stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Greenland peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1977.
Greenland ranks 182nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ores and metals imports in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.3% | — |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +107.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -25.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +45.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +57.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +76.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -41.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 19% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.6%, 16% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 179 Somalia 0.4% compare
- 180 French Polynesia 0.4% compare
- 181 Palau 0.4% compare
- 183 Kiribati 0.4% compare
- 184 Mauritania 0.4% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2748 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Greenland?
- Ores and metals imports in Greenland was 0.4% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1977.
- How does Greenland rank for ores and metals imports?
- Greenland ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.