Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Greenland
Greenland: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 171.32 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Greenland, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — energy use in Greenland is 171.32 TJ, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Greenland peaked at 184.38 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.44 TJ, in 2004.
Greenland ranks 177th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70.44 TJ | — |
| 2005 | 73.74 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 81.39 TJ | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 83.59 TJ | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 88.78 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 145.06 TJ | +63.4% |
| 2010 | 136.58 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 153.22 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 157.73 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 150.7 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 157.02 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 164.29 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 153.56 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 155.39 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 176.67 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 159.5 TJ | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 176.44 TJ | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 169.9 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 184.38 TJ | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 171.32 TJ | -7.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 171.32 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 171.32 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20,848 TJ, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +63.4% | 88.78 TJ | 145.06 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5 TJ | 70.44 TJ | 145.06 TJ | 6 |
| 2010s | 156.46 TJ | 136.58 TJ | 176.67 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.51 TJ | 169.9 TJ | 184.38 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 174 Micronesia 195.21 TJ compare
- 175 Samoa 181.21 TJ compare
- 176 Eritrea 180.05 TJ compare
- 178 Timor-Leste 145.15 TJ compare
- 179 China, Macao SAR 142.63 TJ compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 142.13 TJ 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 — energy use in Greenland?
- Food retail — energy use in Greenland was 171.32 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 184.38 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.44 TJ in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank for food retail — energy use?
- Greenland ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). 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.