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Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Greenland

Greenland: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 0.0055 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0055 kt
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
170th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0065 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.0013 kt
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Greenland, 1990–2023

0.0020.0040.0061990200620231990: 0.002 kt1991: 0.002 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.001 kt1994: 0.001 kt1995: 0.002 kt1996: 0.002 kt1997: 0.002 kt1998: 0.002 kt1999: 0.002 kt2000: 0.002 kt2001: 0.002 kt2002: 0.002 kt2003: 0.002 kt2004: 0.004 kt2005: 0.005 kt2006: 0.005 kt2007: 0.006 kt2008: 0.006 kt2009: 0.005 kt2010: 0.004 kt2011: 0.005 kt2012: 0.005 kt2013: 0.005 kt2014: 0.004 kt2015: 0.004 kt2016: 0.004 kt2017: 0.004 kt2018: 0.005 kt2019: 0.004 kt2020: 0.005 kt2021: 0.005 kt2022: 0.006 kt2023: 0.005 kt

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

Analysis

Greenland recorded 0.0055 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Greenland peaked at 0.0065 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 kt, in 1992.

That places Greenland 170th out of 190 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Greenland, year by year

Year kt Change
1990 0.0015 kt —
1991 0.0015 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0013 kt -13.3%
1993 0.0013 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0013 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0017 kt +30.8%
1996 0.0017 kt +0.0%
1997 0.002 kt +17.6%
1998 0.0022 kt +10.0%
1999 0.002 kt -9.1%
2000 0.002 kt +0.0%
2001 0.0022 kt +10.0%
2002 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2003 0.002 kt -9.1%
2004 0.0039 kt +95.0%
2005 0.0046 kt +17.9%
2006 0.0055 kt +19.6%
2007 0.0062 kt +12.7%
2008 0.0065 kt +4.8%
2009 0.005 kt -23.1%
2010 0.0042 kt -16.0%
2011 0.0046 kt +9.5%
2012 0.0048 kt +4.3%
2013 0.0047 kt -2.1%
2014 0.0045 kt -4.3%
2015 0.0041 kt -8.9%
2016 0.0041 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0041 kt +0.0%
2018 0.0048 kt +17.1%
2019 0.0045 kt -6.2%
2020 0.0049 kt +8.9%
2021 0.0054 kt +10.2%
2022 0.0058 kt +7.4%
2023 0.0055 kt -5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0016 kt 0.0013 kt 0.0022 kt 10
2000s 0.004 kt 0.002 kt 0.0065 kt 10
2010s 0.0044 kt 0.0041 kt 0.0048 kt 10
2020s 0.0054 kt 0.0049 kt 0.0058 kt 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0076 kt compare
  2. 168 Anguilla 0.007 kt compare
  3. 169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.006 kt compare
  4. 171 American Samoa 0.0043 kt compare
  5. 172 Faroe Islands 0.0041 kt compare
  6. 173 Chad 0.0038 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Greenland?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Greenland was 0.0055 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0065 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 kt in 1992.
How does Greenland rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Greenland ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf