Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland
Greenland: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 31.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland stood at 31.6%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland peaked at 63.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, 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.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.3% | — |
| 1991 | 63.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -63.9% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -5.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 31.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 31.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.7%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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% | 63.1% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | +42.9% | 20.1% | 28.7% |
| 2012 | +35.3% | 22.9% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.3% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 20.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 22.9% | 33.5% | 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Greenland was 31.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2006.
- How does Greenland rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Greenland ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.