Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Greenland
Greenland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1988. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1988)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.98 tonnes per person
in 1963
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1975
Years of data
39
1950–1988
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Greenland, 1950–1988
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by source in Greenland is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 1988. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Greenland peaked at 3.98 tonnes per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1975.
Greenland ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Greenland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.47 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 3.09 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1952 | 3.33 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1955 | 3.35 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1956 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1957 | 2.79 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1958 | 3.73 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 1959 | 2.98 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1960 | 3.76 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1961 | 3.57 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1963 | 3.98 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 1964 | 2.46 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1965 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1966 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +33.2% |
| 1967 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1969 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -24.5% |
| 1970 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3875 tonnes per person | -75.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8397 tonnes per person | +116.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4489 tonnes per person | -46.5% |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2216 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1472 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.1471 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | -50.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0727 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0713 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0696 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688 tonnes per person. (68 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418 tonnes per person. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +116.7% | 0.3875 tonnes per person | 0.8397 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.16 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.87 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5447 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0397 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0736 tonnes per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
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- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Greenland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Greenland was 0 tonnes per person in 1988, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 tonnes per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1975.
- How does Greenland rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Greenland ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1988.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.