Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Greenland, 1971–2023
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2023, annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Greenland stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.8% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Greenland peaked at 13.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -11.7%, in 1990.
That places Greenland 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.1% | — |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -52.7% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | -16.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -88.7% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +822.1% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +48.0% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | +78.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -92.3% |
| 1982 | -4.4% | -764.3% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | -178.2% |
| 1984 | -5.2% | -249.8% |
| 1985 | 3.7% | -170.6% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +94.1% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | -11.7% | -276.0% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -99.0% |
| 1992 | -5.1% | +4405.1% |
| 1993 | -5.0% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -217.8% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -59.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +428.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -82.2% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +415.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -82.1% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | -176.5% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -556.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +55.9% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -57.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +162.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -86.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +100.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5% | -128.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -380.8% |
| 2013 | -1.3% | -193.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -465.3% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | -153.3% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -285.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +1081.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +354.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -91.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +551.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -56.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 40% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP and CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -4405.1% | -0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | +1081.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5% | 0.6% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -5.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -11.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | -1.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -2.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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 annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Greenland?
- Annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions in Greenland was 0.9% in 2023, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions?
- Greenland ranks 176th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual change in gdp and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.