Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland
Greenland: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 1.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland, 2004–2023
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 1.1% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2023.
The figure is down 52.5% on the previous year and up 128.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland peaked at 19.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -20.3%, in 2015.
Greenland ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.0% | — |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +408.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | -12.9% | -194.1% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -153.6% |
| 2009 | -11.2% | -261.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -204.7% |
| 2011 | -4.2% | -135.6% |
| 2012 | -2.0% | -53.1% |
| 2013 | -3.9% | +101.4% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -583.7% |
| 2015 | -20.3% | -206.2% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -183.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -84.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -68.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +542.5% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | -194.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -295.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -76.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -52.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 80% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | -12.9% | 13.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -20.3% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -5.0% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More economy & growth data for Greenland
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.81 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 64,520 current US$ per person (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 40,333 constant 2015 US$ per person (2023)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 168,109 current LCU per person (2023)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6895 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland was 1.1% in 2023, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.3% in 2015.
- How does Greenland rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Greenland ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.