Domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Domestic material consumption per capita was 6.34 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.34
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
139th
of 223 countries
All-time high
13.78
in 2005
All-time low
5.76
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland stood at 6.34.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland peaked at 13.78 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.76, in 2020.
That places Greenland 139th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.77 | 6.93 | 13.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.51 | 5.82 | 12.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 | 5.76 | 6.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 137 French Guiana 6.58 compare
- 138 Barbados 6.38 compare
- 139 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.34 compare
- 141 Cayman Islands 6.13 compare
- 142 Honduras 6 compare
- 142 Vanuatu 6 compare
More economy & growth data for Greenland
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1055 (2016)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 49,930 units per person (2023)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8535 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.8661 % change on previous year (2023)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1418 (2016)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 7.05 (2016)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 9.48 (2016)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland?
- Domestic material consumption per capita in Greenland was 6.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.78 in 2005.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 in 2020.
- How does Greenland rank for domestic material consumption per capita?
- Greenland ranks 139th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic material consumption per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic material consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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