| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.26
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 277.20
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.63
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Deflator (1990=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 114.24
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: USD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,220.38
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,938.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.66
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Real (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,076.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39,569.11
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Growth:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.98
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1971 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Real: per Capita (DKK)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 233,038.10
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: DEC Alternative Conversion Factor: per USD (DKK/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.73
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: International Migrant Stock: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,009.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: International Migrant Stock: % of Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.69
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.12
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 71.83
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.65
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Population: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Population: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56,186.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Rural Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,412.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Rural Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Urban Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.56
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Urban Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48,774.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.33
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.59
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: ICT: Goods Imports: % Total Goods Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 59.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 624.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 95.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 623.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: ICT: Goods Exports: % of Total Goods Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 549.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 98.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.43
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Export... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 551.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.38
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1988 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Coal Rents: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Mineral Rents: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: (DC)Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: (DC)Oil Rents: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: The Arab World (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1974 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Import... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: The Arab World (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Afric... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Afric... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.62
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Export Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 146.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 93.43
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Import Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 115.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Import Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 170.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 100.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.46
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Solid Fuel Consumption (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.14
            
                                            2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Liquid Fuel Consumption (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 506.05
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: CO2 Emissions from Gaseous Fuel Consumption (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Production Index: 2004-2006: Food (2004-2006=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 98.56
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Production Index: 2004-2006: Livestock (2004-2006=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 98.61
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepancy (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,530.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,772.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -15.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Real: Gross National Expenditure (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,133.10
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: Energy Related Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: USD: Net Taxes on Product (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.92
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (DKK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,236.60
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Greenland GL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2015
                                         |