Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland
Greenland: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 16.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland, 2003–2023
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 16.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland peaked at 19.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2009.
That places Greenland 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.9% | — |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +3.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 16.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 10.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 16.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.7%, 6.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.6% | 17.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 46 Côte d'Ivoire 16.8% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.6% compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 16.6% compare
- 50 Egypt 16.6% compare
- 51 India 16.2% compare
- 52 Cambodia 16.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greenland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1143 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 11.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 550.81 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Greenland was 16.6% 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 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2009.
- How does Greenland rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Greenland ranks 49th out of 206 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 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.