Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Greenland
Greenland: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Greenland, 1970–2020
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, total natural resources rents in Greenland stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Greenland peaked at 46.9% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Greenland ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 9.6% | — |
| 1974 | 46.9% | +390.0% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -78.5% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -27.2% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -57.6% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 6.0% | +140.1% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | -56.4% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -57.6% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +379.9% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | — |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +13677.8% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -70.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -91.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -46.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +170.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +49.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +141.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +208.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -94.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%. (82 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +13677.8% | 0.2% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 0.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 0.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 188 Macao 0.0% compare
- 189 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 190 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 191 American Samoa 0.0%
- 191 Andorra 0.0%
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 191 Bermuda 0.0%
- 191 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 191 Curacao 0.0%
- 191 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 191 Grenada 0.0%
- 191 Guam 0.0%
- 191 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 191 Malta 0.0% compare
- 191 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 191 Monaco 0.0%
- 191 Nauru 0.0%
- 191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0%
- 191 Palau 0.0%
- 191 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 191 San Marino 0.0%
- 191 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 191 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 191 Palestine 0.0%
- 191 Channel Islands 0.0%
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Greenland?
- Total natural resources rents in Greenland was 0.0% in 2020, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 1974.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Greenland rank for total natural resources rents?
- Greenland ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.