Share of cumulative co2 in Greenland
Greenland: Share of cumulative co2 was 0.0019 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0019
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
168th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.002
in 2006
All-time low
0
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share of cumulative co2 in Greenland, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0019 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Greenland peaked at 0.002 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0003 | 0 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0009 | 0.0006 | 0.0012 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 | 0.0013 | 0.0017 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 | 0.0017 | 0.0019 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 0.002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 | 0.0019 | 0.002 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 0.0019 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 165 Sierra Leone 0.0023 compare
- 166 Somalia 0.0023 compare
- 167 Rwanda 0.002 compare
- 169 French Polynesia 0.0019 compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 0.0018 compare
- 171 Maldives 0.0018 compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0004 (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 vs gdp 11.08 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 35.19 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 11.08 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 11.08 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cumulative co2 in Greenland?
- Share of cumulative co2 in Greenland was 0.0019 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for share of cumulative co2?
- Greenland ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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