Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland
Greenland: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland peaked at 0.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1987.
Greenland ranks 179th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 176 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 178 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 180 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 181 Djibouti 0.0% compare
- 182 Comoros 0.0% compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 56,831 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 50,337 (2025)
- Urban population 88.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 11.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 35.19 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 11.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 11.08 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- How does Greenland rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Greenland ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.