Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland
Greenland: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0002 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — emissions in Greenland stood at 0.0002 kt.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0002 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1992.
That places Greenland 186th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt | +34.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt | -4.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0002 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 2% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0002 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.016 kt, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — 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 | +100.0% | 0.0001 kt | 0.0001 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt | 0 kt | 0.0001 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt | 0.0001 kt | 0.0002 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt | 0.0001 kt | 0.0002 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0002 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 kt compare
- 184 Anguilla 0.0003 kt compare
- 185 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0002 kt compare
- 187 Timor-Leste 0.0002 kt compare
- 188 American Samoa 0.0002 kt compare
- 189 Faroe Islands 0.0001 kt compare
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 retail — emissions in Greenland?
- Food retail — emissions in Greenland was 0.0002 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1992.
- How does Greenland rank for food retail — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 186th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Retail — 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.