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Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Greenland

Greenland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1988. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1988)
0.0%
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1963
All-time low
0.0%
in 1975
Years of data
39
1950–1988

Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Greenland, 1950–1988

00.0010.0020.0031950196919881950: 0.002 %1951: 0.002 %1952: 0.002 %1953: 0.002 %1954: 0.002 %1955: 0.002 %1956: 0.002 %1957: 0.002 %1958: 0.002 %1959: 0.002 %1960: 0.002 %1961: 0.002 %1962: 0.002 %1963: 0.003 %1964: 0.002 %1965: 0.001 %1966: 0.002 %1967: 0.002 %1968: 0.002 %1969: 0.001 %1970: 0.001 %1971: 0.001 %1972: 0 %1973: 0.001 %1974: 0 %1975: 0 %1976: 0 %1977: 0 %1978: 0 %1979: 0 %1980: 0 %1981: 0 %1982: 0 %1983: 0 %1984: 0 %1985: 0 %1986: 0 %1987: 0 %1988: 0 %

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland is 0.0%, measured in 1988. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland peaked at 0.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.

Greenland ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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% 9

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 138 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
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  3. 141 Andorra 0.0% compare
  4. 141 Angola 0.0% compare
  5. 141 Aruba 0.0% compare
  6. 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
  7. 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
  8. 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
  9. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% compare
  10. 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
  11. 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
  12. 141 Chad 0.0% compare
  13. 141 Congo 0.0% compare
  14. 141 Curacao 0.0% compare
  15. 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
  16. 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
  17. 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
  18. 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
  19. 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
  20. 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
  21. 141 Libya 0.0% compare
  22. 141 Macao 0.0% compare
  23. 141 Mauritania 0.0% compare
  24. 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
  25. 141 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
  26. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
  27. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
  28. 141 Samoa 0.0% compare
  29. 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
  30. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
  31. 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
  32. 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
  33. 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
  34. 141 Togo 0.0% compare
  35. 141 Tonga 0.0% compare
  36. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  37. 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
  38. 141 Uganda 0.0% compare
  39. 141 Vanuatu 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland?
Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland was 0.0% in 1988, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1963.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
How does Greenland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
Greenland ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1988.
Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.