Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland

Greenland: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0899 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.0899 kt
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
184th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0916 kt
in 2005
All-time low
0.0895 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.080.11990200620231990: 0.089 kt1991: 0.09 kt1992: 0.09 kt1993: 0.09 kt1994: 0.09 kt1995: 0.09 kt1996: 0.09 kt1997: 0.09 kt1998: 0.09 kt1999: 0.09 kt2000: 0.09 kt2001: 0.091 kt2002: 0.091 kt2003: 0.091 kt2004: 0.092 kt2005: 0.092 kt2006: 0.091 kt2007: 0.091 kt2008: 0.091 kt2009: 0.091 kt2010: 0.091 kt2011: 0.091 kt2012: 0.091 kt2013: 0.091 kt2014: 0.09 kt2015: 0.09 kt2016: 0.09 kt2017: 0.09 kt2018: 0.09 kt2019: 0.09 kt2020: 0.09 kt2021: 0.09 kt2022: 0.09 kt2023: 0.09 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 0.0899 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0916 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0895 kt, in 1990.

Greenland ranks 184th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0895 kt —
1991 0.0896 kt +0.2%
1992 0.0897 kt +0.1%
1993 0.0897 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0897 kt -0.0%
1995 0.0898 kt +0.2%
1996 0.0901 kt +0.3%
1997 0.0902 kt +0.2%
1998 0.0903 kt +0.1%
1999 0.0903 kt -0.0%
2000 0.0904 kt +0.1%
2001 0.0907 kt +0.4%
2002 0.091 kt +0.3%
2003 0.0913 kt +0.3%
2004 0.0915 kt +0.3%
2005 0.0916 kt +0.1%
2006 0.0915 kt -0.1%
2007 0.0913 kt -0.2%
2008 0.0911 kt -0.2%
2009 0.0909 kt -0.2%
2010 0.091 kt +0.2%
2011 0.0914 kt +0.4%
2012 0.0913 kt -0.1%
2013 0.0909 kt -0.5%
2014 0.0903 kt -0.6%
2015 0.0901 kt -0.3%
2016 0.0902 kt +0.1%
2017 0.0902 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0902 kt +0.0%
2019 0.0902 kt +0.0%
2020 0.0902 kt -0.0%
2021 0.0901 kt -0.1%
2022 0.09 kt -0.1%
2023 0.0899 kt -0.1%

Greenland compared with similar countries

  • Greenland's 0.0899 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.69 kt, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Greenland's 0.0899 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.87 kt, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0899 kt 0.0895 kt 0.0903 kt 10
2000s 0.0911 kt 0.0904 kt 0.0916 kt 10
2010s 0.0906 kt 0.0901 kt 0.0914 kt 10
2020s 0.0901 kt 0.0899 kt 0.0902 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 181 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1192 kt compare
  2. 182 United States Virgin Islands 0.1095 kt compare
  3. 183 Cayman Islands 0.0933 kt compare
  4. 185 Dominica 0.085 kt compare
  5. 186 Faroe Islands 0.0844 kt compare
  6. 187 Gibraltar 0.0647 kt compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Greenland?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Greenland was 0.0899 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0916 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0895 kt in 1990.
How does Greenland rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Greenland ranks 184th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,319 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.