Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland
Greenland: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2001.
Greenland ranks 172nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 169 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 170 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 171 Afghanistan 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 174 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mali 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
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)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Greenland was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Greenland rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 172nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.