Decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Decadal temperature anomalies was 0.4699 °C in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland, 1940–2010
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland is 0.4699 °C, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 0.4699 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.31 °C, in 1940.
That places Greenland 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.31 °C | — |
| 1950 | -1.03 °C | -21.7% |
| 1960 | -0.7882 °C | -23.3% |
| 1970 | -0.9209 °C | +16.8% |
| 1980 | -0.9432 °C | +2.4% |
| 1990 | -0.7189 °C | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1566 °C | -121.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4699 °C | +200.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.4699 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2368 °C, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.4699 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3908 °C, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 °C | -1.31 °C | -1.31 °C | 1 |
| 1950s | -1.03 °C | -1.03 °C | -1.03 °C | 1 |
| 1960s | -0.7882 °C | -0.7882 °C | -0.7882 °C | 1 |
| 1970s | -0.9209 °C | -0.9209 °C | -0.9209 °C | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.9432 °C | -0.9432 °C | -0.9432 °C | 1 |
| 1990s | -0.7189 °C | -0.7189 °C | -0.7189 °C | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 °C | 0.1566 °C | 0.1566 °C | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4699 °C | 0.4699 °C | 0.4699 °C | 1 |
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 decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Decadal temperature anomalies in Greenland was 0.4699 °C in 2010, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4699 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest decadal temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 °C in 1940.
- How does Greenland rank for decadal temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2010.
- Is decadal temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Decadal temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific decade's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.