emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0001 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Greenland ranks 205th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0387 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0001 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.036 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 202 Puerto Rico 0.0039 tonnes per person compare
- 203 Faroe Islands 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
- 206 Guam 0 tonnes per person
- 206 Palestine 0 tonnes per person
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Greenland was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 205th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.