Food share total emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Food share total emissions was 31.62 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Food share total emissions in Greenland, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, food share total emissions in Greenland stood at 31.62.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food share total emissions in Greenland peaked at 63.42 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.07, in 2006.
That places Greenland 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Food share total emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.35 | — |
| 1991 | 63.32 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.39 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.39 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.41 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.41 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.42 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.21 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.2 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.01 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.08 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.76 | -63.9% |
| 2005 | 24.67 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 20.07 | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 28.68 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.69 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.01 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 22.89 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 30.98 | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 32.02 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.47 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 31.62 | -5.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 31.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.54, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 31.62 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.75, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food share total emissions 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 | -63.9% | 63.08 | 22.76 |
| 2007 | +42.9% | 20.07 | 28.68 |
| 2012 | +35.3% | 22.89 | 30.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.39 | 63.32 | 63.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.51 | 20.07 | 63.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.16 | 22.89 | 33.47 | 6 |
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 share total emissions in Greenland?
- Food share total emissions in Greenland was 31.62 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food share total emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.42 in 1999.
- What is the lowest food share total emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.07 in 2006.
- How does Greenland rank for food share total emissions?
- Greenland ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food share total emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food share total emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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