Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland
Greenland: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 10.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland, 2011–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland stood at 10.9%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland peaked at 11.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2011.
That places Greenland 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.1% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -6.5% |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 1 Faroe Islands 12.3% compare
- 3 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.6% compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 7.9% compare
- 5 Comoros 6.5% 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 (current US$), per 9,686 current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Greenland was 10.9% in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2011.
- How does Greenland rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Greenland ranks 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2019.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.