Per capita co2 oil in Greenland
Greenland: Per capita co2 oil was 11.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.08
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
7th
of 213 countries
All-time high
14.5
in 1977
All-time low
0.7886
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita co2 oil in Greenland, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 oil in Greenland stood at 11.08.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 oil in Greenland peaked at 14.5 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.7886, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 7th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita co2 oil in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.7886 | — |
| 1951 | 1.08 | +37.3% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 1.62 | +53.1% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | -29.2% |
| 1955 | 4.6 | +300.5% |
| 1956 | 2.56 | -44.4% |
| 1957 | 2.91 | +13.8% |
| 1958 | 3.98 | +36.6% |
| 1959 | 4.65 | +16.8% |
| 1960 | 3.19 | -31.3% |
| 1961 | 5.2 | +62.7% |
| 1962 | 4.48 | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 5.2 | +16.0% |
| 1964 | 6 | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 6.93 | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 7.05 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 7.14 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 10.27 | +43.9% |
| 1969 | 7.4 | -28.0% |
| 1970 | 6.69 | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 8.52 | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 11.31 | +32.8% |
| 1973 | 10.76 | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 11 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 10.28 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 4.21 | -59.0% |
| 1977 | 14.5 | +244.5% |
| 1978 | 7.73 | -46.7% |
| 1979 | 11.33 | +46.6% |
| 1980 | 11.18 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 10.33 | -7.6% |
| 1982 | 9.99 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 6.91 | -30.9% |
| 1984 | 10.72 | +55.2% |
| 1985 | 9.57 | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 6.07 | -36.6% |
| 1987 | 4.32 | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 9.96 | +130.5% |
| 1989 | 8.54 | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 11.22 | +31.3% |
| 1991 | 10.93 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 10.67 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 9.78 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 8.88 | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 9.56 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 10.65 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 11 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 10.62 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.58 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.87 | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 10.95 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 10.23 | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 11.44 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 10.94 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 11 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.31 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.18 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 11.53 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.21 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 11.67 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 9.63 | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 9.94 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.94 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 9.77 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 9.08 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 9.55 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 9.34 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.38 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.79 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.75 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.48 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 10.88 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 11.08 | +1.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 11.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3, 3.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 11.08 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34, 4.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +300.5% | 1.15 | 4.6 |
| 1977 | +244.5% | 4.21 | 14.5 |
| 1988 | +130.5% | 4.32 | 9.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.44 | 0.7886 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.29 | 3.19 | 10.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.63 | 4.21 | 14.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.76 | 4.32 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.39 | 8.88 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.07 | 10.21 | 11.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 | 8.94 | 12.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4 | 9.75 | 11.08 | 5 |
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 per capita co2 oil in Greenland?
- Per capita co2 oil in Greenland was 11.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 1977.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7886 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for per capita co2 oil?
- Greenland ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 oil rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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