Greenland CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
594,101
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.57%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
10.42
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Greenland were 594,101 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 9,211 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 584,890 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Greenland are equivalent to 10.42 tons per person, an increase by 0.16 over the figure of 10.26 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Greenland
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 594,101 | 1.57% | 10.42 | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 584,890 | −0.93% | 10.26 | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 590,354 | 7.65% | 10.36 | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 548,387 | 3.96% | 9.62 | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 527,509 | 0.7% | 9.29 | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 523,854 | 3.06% | 9.24 | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 508,307 | 1.03% | 8.99 | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 503,118 | −2.48% | 8.91 | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 515,901 | −0.55% | 9.15 | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 518,768 | 7.89% | 9.2 | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 480,818 | −10.53% | 8.53 | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 537,405 | −0.27% | 9.53 | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 538,869 | −21.09% | 9.54 | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 682,867 | 6.24% | 12.08 | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 642,762 | 16.78% | 11.35 | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 550,388 | −12.95% | 9.7 | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 632,275 | 2.77% | 11.12 | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 615,258 | −1.49% | 10.81 | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 624,576 | 2.25% | 10.96 | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 610,820 | 1.14% | 10.73 | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 603,913 | 42141.48% | 10.62 | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 1,430 | 2.33% | 0.03 | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 1,397 | 2.12% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 1,368 | 1.84% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,343 | 2.09% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 1,316 | 1.52% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 1,296 | 1.62% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 1,275 | 1.21% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 1,260 | 1.6% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 1,240 | 1.51% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 1,222 | 1.55% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 1,203 | 1.44% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 1,186 | 1.67% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 1,167 | 1.79% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 1,146 | 1.51% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 1,129 | 1.72% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 1,110 | 1.89% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 1,089 | 2.03% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 1,068 | 2.11% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 1,046 | 2.23% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 1,023 | 2.34% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 999 | 2.3% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 977 | 2.12% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 957 | 1.81% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 940 | 1.45% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 926 | 1.16% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 916 | 1.03% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 906 | 1.12% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 896 | 1.38% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 884 | 1.67% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 870 | 1.96% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 853 | 2.31% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 834 | 2.78% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 811 | 3.28% | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 785 | – | 0.02 | < 0.01% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).