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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +87.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +49.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +31.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +13.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +87.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +49.4% | 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% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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 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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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.