Change air pollutant emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Change air pollutant emissions was 3.77 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
3.77
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
218th
of 220 countries
All-time high
95.48
in 1900
All-time low
0.7839
in 1960
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Greenland, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Greenland stood at 3.77.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Greenland peaked at 95.48 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.7839, in 1960.
That places Greenland 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 36.19 | — |
| 1751 | 36.51 | +0.9% |
| 1752 | 36.82 | +0.9% |
| 1753 | 37.13 | +0.8% |
| 1754 | 37.44 | +0.8% |
| 1755 | 37.75 | +0.8% |
| 1756 | 38.05 | +0.8% |
| 1757 | 38.35 | +0.8% |
| 1758 | 38.64 | +0.8% |
| 1759 | 38.94 | +0.8% |
| 1760 | 39.22 | +0.7% |
| 1761 | 39.56 | +0.9% |
| 1762 | 39.9 | +0.8% |
| 1763 | 40.23 | +0.8% |
| 1764 | 40.56 | +0.8% |
| 1765 | 40.88 | +0.8% |
| 1766 | 41.2 | +0.8% |
| 1767 | 41.52 | +0.8% |
| 1768 | 41.83 | +0.8% |
| 1769 | 42.14 | +0.7% |
| 1770 | 42.45 | +0.7% |
| 1771 | 42.81 | +0.8% |
| 1772 | 43.17 | +0.8% |
| 1773 | 43.52 | +0.8% |
| 1774 | 43.87 | +0.8% |
| 1775 | 44.21 | +0.8% |
| 1776 | 44.55 | +0.8% |
| 1777 | 44.89 | +0.8% |
| 1778 | 45.22 | +0.7% |
| 1779 | 45.55 | +0.7% |
| 1780 | 45.87 | +0.7% |
| 1781 | 46.25 | +0.8% |
| 1782 | 46.63 | +0.8% |
| 1783 | 47 | +0.8% |
| 1784 | 47.37 | +0.8% |
| 1785 | 47.73 | +0.8% |
| 1786 | 48.09 | +0.8% |
| 1787 | 48.45 | +0.7% |
| 1788 | 48.8 | +0.7% |
| 1789 | 49.14 | +0.7% |
| 1790 | 49.48 | +0.7% |
| 1791 | 49.88 | +0.8% |
| 1792 | 50.28 | +0.8% |
| 1793 | 50.68 | +0.8% |
| 1794 | 51.06 | +0.8% |
| 1795 | 51.45 | +0.7% |
| 1796 | 51.82 | +0.7% |
| 1797 | 52.2 | +0.7% |
| 1798 | 52.56 | +0.7% |
| 1799 | 52.92 | +0.7% |
| 1800 | 53.28 | +0.7% |
| 1801 | 53.7 | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 54.12 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 54.53 | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 54.94 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 55.34 | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 55.73 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 56.12 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 56.51 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 56.88 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 57.25 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 57.7 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 58.13 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 58.56 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 58.99 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 59.4 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 59.81 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 60.22 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 60.61 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 61 | +0.6% |
| 1820 | 61.39 | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 61.85 | +0.8% |
| 1822 | 62.3 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 62.75 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 63.19 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 63.62 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 64.04 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 64.46 | +0.6% |
| 1828 | 64.87 | +0.6% |
| 1829 | 65.27 | +0.6% |
| 1830 | 65.66 | +0.6% |
| 1831 | 66.14 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 66.61 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 67.07 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 67.52 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 67.96 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 68.39 | +0.6% |
| 1837 | 68.82 | +0.6% |
| 1838 | 69.24 | +0.6% |
| 1839 | 69.64 | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 70.04 | +0.6% |
| 1841 | 70.53 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 71.01 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 71.48 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 71.94 | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 72.39 | +0.6% |
| 1846 | 72.83 | +0.6% |
| 1847 | 73.26 | +0.6% |
| 1848 | 73.68 | +0.6% |
| 1849 | 74.1 | +0.6% |
| 1850 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 1851 | 74.99 | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 75.48 | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 75.95 | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 76.42 | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 76.87 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 77.31 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 77.74 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 78.16 | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 78.57 | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 78.97 | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 79.47 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 79.95 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 80.42 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 80.89 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 81.33 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 81.77 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 82.2 | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 82.61 | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 83.01 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 83.4 | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 83.89 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 84.36 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 84.83 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 85.28 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 85.72 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 86.14 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 86.55 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 86.94 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 87.33 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 87.69 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 88.17 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 88.63 | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 89.08 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 89.51 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 89.92 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 90.32 | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 90.7 | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 91.07 | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 91.43 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 91.76 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 92.21 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 92.65 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 93.06 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 93.46 | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 93.84 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 94.2 | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 94.55 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 94.88 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 95.19 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 95.48 | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 95.01 | -0.5% |
| 1902 | 94.45 | -0.6% |
| 1903 | 93.82 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 93.1 | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 92.3 | -0.9% |
| 1906 | 91.41 | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 90.44 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 89.37 | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 88.22 | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 86.98 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 85.76 | -1.4% |
| 1912 | 84.44 | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 83.02 | -1.7% |
| 1914 | 81.5 | -1.8% |
| 1915 | 79.87 | -2.0% |
| 1916 | 78.14 | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 76.29 | -2.4% |
| 1918 | 74.34 | -2.6% |
| 1919 | 72.28 | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 70.1 | -3.0% |
| 1921 | 67.9 | -3.1% |
| 1922 | 65.58 | -3.4% |
| 1923 | 63.12 | -3.7% |
| 1924 | 60.55 | -4.1% |
| 1925 | 57.84 | -4.5% |
| 1926 | 55 | -4.9% |
| 1927 | 52.02 | -5.4% |
| 1928 | 48.91 | -6.0% |
| 1929 | 45.67 | -6.6% |
| 1930 | 42.28 | -7.4% |
| 1931 | 38.81 | -8.2% |
| 1932 | 35.18 | -9.3% |
| 1933 | 31.4 | -10.8% |
| 1934 | 27.46 | -12.6% |
| 1935 | 23.36 | -14.9% |
| 1936 | 19.09 | -18.2% |
| 1937 | 14.67 | -23.2% |
| 1938 | 10.08 | -31.3% |
| 1939 | 5.32 | -47.2% |
| 1940 | 5.42 | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 5.45 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 5.49 | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 5.52 | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 5.56 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 5.59 | +0.6% |
| 1946 | 5.63 | +0.6% |
| 1947 | 5.66 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 5.7 | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 5.73 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 5.76 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 5.79 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.81 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.85 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.9 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 5.97 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 6.07 | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 6.19 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 6.33 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 6.48 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 0.7839 | -87.9% |
| 1961 | 0.8284 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9229 | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 1.03 | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1.14 | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 1.26 | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 1.4 | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 1.55 | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 1.71 | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 1.87 | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 2.01 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 2.07 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.12 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.16 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.19 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.21 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.23 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 2.25 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.26 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 2.27 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.32 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.36 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.4 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.45 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.49 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.53 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.57 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.6 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.63 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 2.66 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.71 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.75 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.79 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.82 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.86 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.93 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.96 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 3 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.07 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.13 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.18 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.23 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.29 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.35 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.46 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.51 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.57 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.68 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.74 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.74 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.74 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.74 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.77 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.77 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.77 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.77 | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 3.77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150,374, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 3.77 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 280,480, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -87.9% | 6.48 | 0.7839 |
| 1939 | -47.2% | 10.08 | 5.32 |
| 1938 | -31.3% | 14.67 | 10.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 37.58 | 36.19 | 38.94 | 10 |
| 1760s | 40.71 | 39.22 | 42.14 | 10 |
| 1770s | 44.02 | 42.45 | 45.55 | 10 |
| 1780s | 47.53 | 45.87 | 49.14 | 10 |
| 1790s | 51.23 | 49.48 | 52.92 | 10 |
| 1800s | 55.12 | 53.28 | 56.88 | 10 |
| 1810s | 59.17 | 57.25 | 61 | 10 |
| 1820s | 63.37 | 61.39 | 65.27 | 10 |
| 1830s | 67.7 | 65.66 | 69.64 | 10 |
| 1840s | 72.13 | 70.04 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 76.6 | 74.5 | 78.57 | 10 |
| 1860s | 81.06 | 78.97 | 83.01 | 10 |
| 1870s | 85.44 | 83.4 | 87.33 | 10 |
| 1880s | 89.65 | 87.69 | 91.43 | 10 |
| 1890s | 93.58 | 91.76 | 95.19 | 10 |
| 1900s | 92.36 | 88.22 | 95.48 | 10 |
| 1910s | 80.26 | 72.28 | 86.98 | 10 |
| 1920s | 58.67 | 45.67 | 70.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 24.76 | 5.32 | 42.28 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.57 | 5.42 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.02 | 5.76 | 6.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.25 | 0.7839 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 | 2.01 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 | 2.3 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 | 2.66 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 | 3.07 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 | 3.63 | 3.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 215 Faroe Islands 52.92 compare
- 216 Tokelau 18.57 compare
- 217 Liechtenstein 8.55 compare
- 219 Guam 0 compare
- 219 Palestine 0
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change air pollutant emissions in Greenland?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Greenland was 3.77 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 95.48 in 1900.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7839 in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Greenland ranks 218th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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