Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland

Greenland: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0094 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0094 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.0108 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.006 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023

00.0030.0050.0070.011990200620231990: 0.006 kt1991: 0.006 kt1992: 0.006 kt1993: 0.006 kt1994: 0.006 kt1995: 0.006 kt1996: 0.006 kt1997: 0.009 kt1998: 0.011 kt1999: 0.01 kt2000: 0.009 kt2001: 0.008 kt2002: 0.009 kt2003: 0.01 kt2004: 0.01 kt2005: 0.01 kt2006: 0.01 kt2007: 0.01 kt2008: 0.01 kt2009: 0.01 kt2010: 0.01 kt2011: 0.01 kt2012: 0.01 kt2013: 0.01 kt2014: 0.01 kt2015: 0.01 kt2016: 0.01 kt2017: 0.01 kt2018: 0.01 kt2019: 0.01 kt2020: 0.01 kt2021: 0.009 kt2022: 0.009 kt2023: 0.009 kt

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 199th of 226 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 (CH4) in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Greenland, 1990 to 2023.
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 (CH4) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +54.8% 0.006 kt 0.0093 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 196 Samoa 0.0106 kt compare
  2. 197 Vanuatu 0.0105 kt compare
  3. 198 Micronesia 0.0099 kt compare
  4. 200 Bahamas 0.0092 kt compare
  5. 201 Dominica 0.0055 kt compare
  6. 202 Tonga 0.0052 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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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 199th out of 226 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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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
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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.