Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland
Greenland: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland stood at 83.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2008.
Greenland ranks 37th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.1% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 70.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 82.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Greenland was 83.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2008.
- How does Greenland rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Greenland ranks 37th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.