Food Retail — Emissions in Greenland

Greenland: Food Retail — Emissions was 4.57 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.57 kt
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
5.77 kt
in 2008
All-time low
1.15 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023

1234561990200620231990: 1.3 kt1991: 1.3 kt1992: 1.1 kt1993: 1.1 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 1.5 kt1996: 1.5 kt1997: 1.7 kt1998: 1.9 kt1999: 1.7 kt2000: 1.7 kt2001: 1.9 kt2002: 1.9 kt2003: 1.7 kt2004: 3.7 kt2005: 4.4 kt2006: 5 kt2007: 5.5 kt2008: 5.8 kt2009: 5 kt2010: 4.2 kt2011: 4.1 kt2012: 4.2 kt2013: 3.9 kt2014: 3.6 kt2015: 4.1 kt2016: 4 kt2017: 3.3 kt2018: 3.9 kt2019: 3.7 kt2020: 4 kt2021: 4.5 kt2022: 4.8 kt2023: 4.6 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Greenland is 4.57 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Greenland peaked at 5.77 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.15 kt, in 1992.

That places Greenland 182nd out of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.45 kt 1.15 kt 1.91 kt 10
2000s 3.66 kt 1.72 kt 5.77 kt 10
2010s 3.9 kt 3.28 kt 4.24 kt 10
2020s 4.46 kt 3.97 kt 4.81 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.48 kt compare
  2. 180 Anguilla 6.65 kt compare
  3. 181 Paraguay 5.07 kt compare
  4. 183 Palau 4 kt compare
  5. 184 Chad 3.76 kt compare
  6. 185 Faroe Islands 3.62 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Greenland?
Food retail — emissions in Greenland was 4.57 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 5.77 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 1.15 kt in 1992.
How does Greenland rank for food retail — emissions?
Greenland ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.