Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland
Greenland: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) was 17.81 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 (co2eq) in Greenland is 17.81 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland peaked at 32.27 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.17 kt, in 2019.
That places Greenland 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.57 kt | — |
| 1991 | 25.57 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.38 kt | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.04 kt | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 32.27 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.21 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.59 kt | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 32 kt | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 26.17 kt | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 22.52 kt | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 18.57 kt | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 17.65 kt | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 16.89 kt | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.45 kt | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 17.86 kt | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 18.01 kt | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.47 kt | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 20.51 kt | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 15.17 kt | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 16 kt | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 17.24 kt | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 18.42 kt | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 17.81 kt | -3.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 17.81 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 559.78 kt, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 17.81 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 708.64 kt, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 | +43.2% | 22.38 kt | 32.04 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.02 kt | 22.38 kt | 25.57 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.28 kt | 22.38 kt | 32.27 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.81 kt | 15.17 kt | 22.52 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.37 kt | 16 kt | 18.42 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 (co2eq) in Greenland?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) in Greenland was 17.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.27 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.17 kt in 2019.
- How does Greenland rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq)?
- Greenland ranks 94th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.