Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 0.0094 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Greenland is 0.0094 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0108 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.006 kt, in 1996.
Greenland ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0062 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0063 kt | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 kt | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.006 kt | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 kt | +54.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 kt | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 kt | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 kt | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.008 kt | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.009 kt | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 kt | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 kt | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 kt | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0102 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 kt | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0102 kt | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 kt | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 kt | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0101 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 kt | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 kt | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 kt | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 kt | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0094 kt | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0094 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.91 kt, 0% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0094 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.13 kt, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +54.8% | 0.006 kt | 0.0093 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0073 kt | 0.006 kt | 0.0108 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 kt | 0.008 kt | 0.0103 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 kt | 0.0096 kt | 0.0102 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 kt | 0.0094 kt | 0.0096 kt | 4 |
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Greenland?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Greenland was 0.0094 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 kt in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). 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.