emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Greenland
Greenland: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
205th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Greenland peaked at 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Greenland 205th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Greenland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 202 Suriname 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.0534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 0.0386 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 206 Guam 0 tonnes per square kilometre
- 206 Palestine 0 tonnes per square kilometre
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 square kilometre in Greenland?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Greenland was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 205th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants 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.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.