Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland

Greenland: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) was 38.16 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
38.16 kt
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
205th
of 242 countries
All-time high
51.22 kt
in 2008
All-time low
33.42 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 39.4 kt1991: 39.2 kt1992: 37.2 kt1993: 38.2 kt1994: 38.3 kt1995: 38.8 kt1996: 39.5 kt1997: 40.3 kt1998: 40.8 kt1999: 41.8 kt2000: 41.7 kt2001: 42.4 kt2002: 42.5 kt2003: 41.6 kt2004: 48.3 kt2005: 49.4 kt2006: 50.7 kt2007: 46.6 kt2008: 51.2 kt2009: 44.2 kt2010: 39.8 kt2011: 36 kt2012: 35.3 kt2013: 35.4 kt2014: 33.4 kt2015: 37.3 kt2016: 37.6 kt2017: 34.1 kt2018: 39.7 kt2019: 35.4 kt2020: 35.4 kt2021: 37.4 kt2022: 40.4 kt2023: 38.2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland stood at 38.16 kt.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland peaked at 51.22 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.42 kt, in 2014.

Greenland ranks 205th of 242 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.34 kt 37.23 kt 41.76 kt 10
2000s 45.85 kt 41.55 kt 51.22 kt 10
2010s 36.41 kt 33.42 kt 39.8 kt 10
2020s 37.82 kt 35.39 kt 40.36 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 39.62 kt compare
  2. 203 French Guiana 39.16 kt compare
  3. 204 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 38.38 kt compare
  4. 206 Comoros 37.85 kt compare
  5. 207 United States Virgin Islands 37.68 kt compare
  6. 208 Sao Tome and Principe 32.28 kt compare

See the full ranking of 280 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland?
Energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland was 38.16 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 51.22 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 33.42 kt in 2014.
How does Greenland rank for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq)?
Greenland ranks 205th out of 242 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 9,120 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.