Food Transport — Emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Food Transport — Emissions 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 199th of 213 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 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 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
- 196 Marshall Islands 0.0008 kt compare
- 197 Dominica 0.0005 kt compare
- 198 British Virgin Islands 0.0005 kt compare
- 200 Palau 0.0004 kt compare
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0004 kt compare
- 202 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 199th out of 213 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.