Share of plastic waste exports in Greenland
Greenland: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Greenland, 1994–2018
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Greenland is 0.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 109.6% on the previous year and up 471.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Greenland peaked at 0.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Greenland ranks 120th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of plastic waste exports in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -61.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +29551.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +69.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +53.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +109.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.82 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 41,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Greenland?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Greenland was 0.0% in 2018, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Greenland ranks 120th out of 162 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 471.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.