Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Greenland
Greenland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1988. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Greenland, 1950–1988
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 1988.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland peaked at 0.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 122nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 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% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Greenland?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greenland ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 1988.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.