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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +85.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +37.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +30.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -29.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -58.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +219.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -47.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +42.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +52.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +124.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +219.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1988 | +124.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1955 | +85.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
- 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 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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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.