Greenland Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
659,255
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.43%
increase
Global Share
< 0.01%
Per Capita
11.57
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Greenland were 659,255 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 9,274 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 649,981 tons.
- Per capita: 11.57 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Greenland accounts for < 0.01% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 659,255 | 594,101 | 57,668 | 7,486 | – | 11.57 | 1.43% | < 0.01% |
| 2023 | 649,981 | 584,890 | 57,654 | 7,437 | – | 11.4 | −0.84% | < 0.01% |
| 2022 | 655,491 | 590,354 | 57,672 | 7,465 | – | 11.5 | 6.9% | < 0.01% |
| 2021 | 613,167 | 548,387 | 57,630 | 7,150 | – | 10.76 | 3.58% | < 0.01% |
| 2020 | 591,995 | 527,509 | 57,552 | 6,934 | – | 10.43 | 0.55% | < 0.01% |
| 2019 | 588,747 | 523,854 | 57,588 | 7,304 | – | 10.39 | 2.74% | < 0.01% |
| 2018 | 573,040 | 508,307 | 57,530 | 7,204 | – | 10.13 | 0.87% | < 0.01% |
| 2017 | 568,087 | 503,118 | 57,537 | 7,433 | – | 10.06 | −2.2% | < 0.01% |
| 2016 | 580,882 | 515,901 | 57,536 | 7,445 | – | 10.3 | −0.62% | < 0.01% |
| 2015 | 584,526 | 518,768 | 57,565 | 8,193 | – | 10.37 | 7.17% | < 0.01% |
| 2014 | 545,418 | 480,818 | 57,531 | 7,069 | – | 9.67 | −9.48% | < 0.01% |
| 2013 | 602,509 | 537,405 | 57,683 | 7,421 | – | 10.68 | −0.19% | < 0.01% |
| 2012 | 603,679 | 538,869 | 57,600 | 7,211 | – | 10.69 | −19.34% | < 0.01% |
| 2011 | 748,438 | 682,867 | 57,620 | 7,951 | – | 13.23 | 5.72% | < 0.01% |
| 2010 | 707,915 | 642,762 | 57,481 | 7,672 | – | 12.5 | 15.14% | < 0.01% |
| 2009 | 614,813 | 550,388 | 57,220 | 7,205 | – | 10.84 | −11.83% | < 0.01% |
| 2008 | 697,321 | 632,275 | 57,341 | 7,705 | – | 12.27 | 2.53% | < 0.01% |
| 2007 | 680,120 | 615,258 | 57,289 | 7,573 | – | 11.95 | −1.37% | < 0.01% |
| 2006 | 689,559 | 624,576 | 57,054 | 7,929 | – | 12.1 | 2.07% | < 0.01% |
| 2005 | 675,560 | 610,820 | 57,008 | 7,732 | – | 11.86 | 1.05% | < 0.01% |
| 2004 | 668,533 | 603,913 | 56,771 | 7,849 | – | 11.76 | 1019.76% | < 0.01% |
| 2003 | 59,703 | 1,430 | 55,465 | 2,809 | – | 1.05 | 0.6% | < 0.01% |
| 2002 | 59,345 | 1,397 | 55,177 | 2,770 | – | 1.05 | −0.24% | < 0.01% |
| 2001 | 59,487 | 1,368 | 55,276 | 2,842 | – | 1.06 | 0.3% | < 0.01% |
| 2000 | 59,308 | 1,343 | 55,084 | 2,880 | – | 1.06 | −1.26% | < 0.01% |
| 1999 | 60,065 | 1,316 | 55,502 | 3,247 | – | 1.07 | −0.33% | < 0.01% |
| 1998 | 60,262 | 1,296 | 55,733 | 3,233 | – | 1.08 | −0.13% | < 0.01% |
| 1997 | 60,341 | 1,275 | 55,876 | 3,190 | – | 1.08 | −0.38% | < 0.01% |
| 1996 | 60,572 | 1,260 | 56,106 | 3,206 | – | 1.08 | −0.18% | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 60,682 | 1,240 | 56,248 | 3,194 | – | 1.09 | −0.21% | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 60,808 | 1,222 | 56,417 | 3,168 | – | 1.09 | −0.27% | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 60,973 | 1,203 | 56,675 | 3,094 | – | 1.09 | −0.28% | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 61,144 | 1,186 | 56,843 | 3,114 | – | 1.09 | 0.1% | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 61,086 | 1,167 | 56,891 | 3,028 | – | 1.09 | −0.09% | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 61,140 | 1,146 | 56,956 | 3,038 | – | 1.1 | 0.56% | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 60,798 | 1,129 | 56,683 | 2,986 | – | 1.1 | 0.61% | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 60,428 | 1,110 | 56,373 | 2,945 | – | 1.1 | 0.57% | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 60,088 | 1,089 | 56,010 | 2,988 | – | 1.11 | 0.72% | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 59,658 | 1,068 | 55,674 | 2,917 | – | 1.11 | 0.53% | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 59,347 | 1,046 | 55,372 | 2,929 | – | 1.12 | 0.91% | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 58,814 | 1,023 | 54,902 | 2,890 | – | 1.12 | 0.16% | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 58,718 | 999 | 54,768 | 2,951 | – | 1.13 | 0.35% | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 58,511 | 977 | 54,533 | 3,001 | – | 1.14 | 1.13% | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 57,857 | 957 | 53,955 | 2,945 | – | 1.14 | 2.29% | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 56,560 | 940 | 52,866 | 2,754 | – | 1.13 | 1.04% | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 55,981 | 926 | 52,420 | 2,635 | – | 1.12 | 0.49% | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 55,708 | 916 | 52,235 | 2,557 | – | 1.12 | 1.62% | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 54,820 | 906 | 51,557 | 2,357 | – | 1.1 | −2.59% | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 56,279 | 896 | 52,697 | 2,685 | – | 1.13 | −0.01% | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 56,286 | 884 | 52,706 | 2,695 | – | 1.14 | 0.47% | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 56,021 | 870 | 52,422 | 2,730 | – | 1.14 | 1.44% | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 55,225 | 853 | 51,718 | 2,654 | – | 1.13 | −5.75% | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 58,592 | 834 | 54,293 | 3,465 | – | 1.22 | 1.94% | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 57,479 | 811 | 53,321 | 3,347 | – | 1.22 | 1.8% | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 56,463 | 785 | 52,409 | 3,269 | – | 1.23 | – | < 0.01% |
See also
- Greenland CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Greenland
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).