Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland
Greenland: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0008 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Greenland is 0.0008 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0013 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 kt, in 2019.
Greenland ranks 98th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 kt | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 kt | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 kt | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 kt | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 kt | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.001 kt | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 kt | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kt | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 kt | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 kt | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kt | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kt | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kt | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 kt | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 kt | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 kt | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 kt | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 kt | -3.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0008 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0419 kt, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0008 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0388 kt, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +37.7% | 0.0009 kt | 0.0012 kt |
| 2018 | +29.3% | 0.0007 kt | 0.0009 kt |
| 2019 | -25.3% | 0.0009 kt | 0.0006 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 kt | 0.0009 kt | 0.001 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 kt | 0.0009 kt | 0.0013 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 kt | 0.0006 kt | 0.0009 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 kt | 0.0007 kt | 0.0008 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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)
- 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food processing — emissions in Greenland?
- Food processing — emissions in Greenland was 0.0008 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 kt in 2019.
- How does Greenland rank for food processing — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.