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.
Share of cumulative co2 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0001 | +94.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0001 | +49.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0002 | +36.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0002 | +20.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0003 | +35.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0003 | +15.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0004 | +14.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 | +18.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0005 | +15.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0006 | +11.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0006 | +13.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0007 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.001 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0019 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.002 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.002 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.002 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.002 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.002 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.002 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.002 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.002 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.002 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.002 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.002 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.002 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.002 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.002 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.002 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.002 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.002 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.002 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.002 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.002 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.002 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.002 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.002 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 | -0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0019 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 2% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0019 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1545, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative co2 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 | +94.6% | 0 | 0.0001 |
| 1952 | +49.6% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
| 1953 | +36.1% | 0.0001 | 0.0002 |
| 1955 | +35.7% | 0.0002 | 0.0003 |
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
- 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 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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