Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Greenland
Greenland: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 30.38 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 30.38 kt for pre- and post-production — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Greenland peaked at 46.97 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 26.79 kt, in 2014.
That places Greenland 189th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.7 kt | — |
| 1991 | 38.44 kt | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 36.46 kt | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 37.74 kt | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 37.86 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 38.28 kt | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 38.92 kt | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 39.48 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.68 kt | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 40.41 kt | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.08 kt | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.45 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.23 kt | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.99 kt | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 45.46 kt | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 46.1 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.97 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 42.5 kt | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 46.6 kt | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 39.1 kt | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 34.39 kt | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 30.15 kt | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 29.25 kt | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.03 kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.79 kt | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 30.53 kt | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 30.67 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9 kt | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 32.25 kt | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 28.04 kt | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 27.86 kt | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.6 kt | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 32.55 kt | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 30.38 kt | -6.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 30.38 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,638 kt, 2% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 30.38 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,907 kt, 1% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6 kt | 36.46 kt | 40.41 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.65 kt | 38.99 kt | 46.97 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8 kt | 26.79 kt | 34.39 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1 kt | 27.86 kt | 32.55 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 pre- and post-production — emissions in Greenland?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions in Greenland was 30.38 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.97 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.79 kt in 2014.
- How does Greenland rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- Greenland ranks 189th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.