Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Greenland
Greenland: Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0004 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Transport — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0004 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0007 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt, in 2010.
Greenland ranks 218th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 kt | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 kt | +40.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 kt | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kt | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 kt | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kt | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kt | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 kt | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kt | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt | -12.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0004 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0411 kt, 1% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0004 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0629 kt, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +40.2% | 0.0004 kt | 0.0005 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 kt | 0.0004 kt | 0.0007 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt | 0.0004 kt | 0.0006 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt | 0.0004 kt | 0.0005 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt | 0.0004 kt | 0.0005 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 215 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0006 kt compare
- 216 Dominica 0.0005 kt compare
- 217 British Virgin Islands 0.0005 kt compare
- 219 Palau 0.0004 kt compare
- 220 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0004 kt compare
- 221 Anguilla 0.0004 kt 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 transport — emissions in Greenland?
- Food transport — emissions in Greenland was 0.0004 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt in 2010.
- How does Greenland rank for food transport — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 218th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (N2O). 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.