Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Greenland
Greenland: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0 °C per person for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Greenland peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1960.
Greenland ranks 40th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +12.8% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +1.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 °C per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 °C per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 °C per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More climate change data for Greenland
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 44,462 kg (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 14,821 kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Greenland?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Greenland was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Greenland ranks 40th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.