Bermuda vs Greenland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Bermuda
30.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland
33.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Bermuda rank
169th
Greenland rank
167th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Bermuda
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 33.02 million tonnes against 30.98 million tonnes in Bermuda, a difference of 2.03 million tonnes.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 169th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 467,511 tonnes | 258,483 tonnes | 209,028 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1960s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | 205,124 tonnes | Bermuda |
| 1970s | 4.76 million tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | 828,338 tonnes | Greenland |
| 1980s | 9.17 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 1990s | 14.54 million tonnes | 15.61 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2000s | 20.01 million tonnes | 21.68 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2010s | 25.70 million tonnes | 27.71 million tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | Greenland |
| 2020s | 29.91 million tonnes | 31.81 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Bermuda or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 33.02 million tonnes against 30.98 million tonnes in Bermuda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Bermuda and Greenland?
- 2.03 million tonnes, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Greenland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bermuda and Greenland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Bermuda ranks 169th and Greenland ranks 167th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.