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Greenland Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
659.255
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,43%
increase
Global Share
0%
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 1,43% 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 6,566.3 t).
  • Greenland accounts for 0% 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% 0,0012%
2023 649.981 584.890 57.654 7.437 – 11,4 −0,84% 0,0012%
2022 655.491 590.354 57.672 7.465 – 11,5 6,9% 0,0013%
2021 613.167 548.387 57.630 7.150 – 10,76 3,58% 0,0012%
2020 591.995 527.509 57.552 6.934 – 10,43 0,55% 0,0012%
2019 588.747 523.854 57.588 7.304 – 10,39 2,74% 0,0012%
2018 573.040 508.307 57.530 7.204 – 10,13 0,87% 0,0011%
2017 568.087 503.118 57.537 7.433 – 10,06 −2,2% 0,0011%
2016 580.882 515.901 57.536 7.445 – 10,3 −0,62% 0,0012%
2015 584.526 518.768 57.565 8.193 – 10,37 7,17% 0,0012%
2014 545.418 480.818 57.531 7.069 – 9,67 −9,48% 0,0011%
2013 602.509 537.405 57.683 7.421 – 10,68 −0,19% 0,0013%
2012 603.679 538.869 57.600 7.211 – 10,69 −19,34% 0,0013%
2011 748.438 682.867 57.620 7.951 – 13,23 5,72% 0,0016%
2010 707.915 642.762 57.481 7.672 – 12,5 15,14% 0,0016%
2009 614.813 550.388 57.220 7.205 – 10,84 −11,83% 0,0014%
2008 697.321 632.275 57.341 7.705 – 12,27 2,53% 0,0016%
2007 680.120 615.258 57.289 7.573 – 11,95 −1,37% 0,0016%
2006 689.559 624.576 57.054 7.929 – 12,1 2,07% 0,0016%
2005 675.560 610.820 57.008 7.732 – 11,86 1,05% 0,0017%
2004 668.533 603.913 56.771 7.849 – 11,76 1019,76% 0,0017%
2003 59.703 1.430 55.465 2.809 – 1,05 0,6% 0,00016%
2002 59.345 1.397 55.177 2.770 – 1,05 −0,24% 0,00016%
2001 59.487 1.368 55.276 2.842 – 1,06 0,3% 0,00016%
2000 59.308 1.343 55.084 2.880 – 1,06 −1,26% 0,00017%
1999 60.065 1.316 55.502 3.247 – 1,07 −0,33% 0,00017%
1998 60.262 1.296 55.733 3.233 – 1,08 −0,13% 0,00017%
1997 60.341 1.275 55.876 3.190 – 1,08 −0,38% 0,00017%
1996 60.572 1.260 56.106 3.206 – 1,08 −0,18% 0,00018%
1995 60.682 1.240 56.248 3.194 – 1,09 −0,21% 0,00018%
1994 60.808 1.222 56.417 3.168 – 1,09 −0,27% 0,00019%
1993 60.973 1.203 56.675 3.094 – 1,09 −0,28% 0,00019%
1992 61.144 1.186 56.843 3.114 – 1,09 0,1% 0,00019%
1991 61.086 1.167 56.891 3.028 – 1,09 −0,09% 0,00019%
1990 61.140 1.146 56.956 3.038 – 1,1 0,56% 0,00019%
1989 60.798 1.129 56.683 2.986 – 1,1 0,61% 0,00019%
1988 60.428 1.110 56.373 2.945 – 1,1 0,57% 0,00019%
1987 60.088 1.089 56.010 2.988 – 1,11 0,72% 0,00020%
1986 59.658 1.068 55.674 2.917 – 1,11 0,53% 0,00020%
1985 59.347 1.046 55.372 2.929 – 1,12 0,91% 0,00020%
1984 58.814 1.023 54.902 2.890 – 1,12 0,16% 0,00020%
1983 58.718 999 54.768 2.951 – 1,13 0,35% 0,00021%
1982 58.511 977 54.533 3.001 – 1,14 1,13% 0,00021%
1981 57.857 957 53.955 2.945 – 1,14 2,29% 0,00021%
1980 56.560 940 52.866 2.754 – 1,13 1,04% 0,00020%
1979 55.981 926 52.420 2.635 – 1,12 0,49% 0,00019%
1978 55.708 916 52.235 2.557 – 1,12 1,62% 0,00020%
1977 54.820 906 51.557 2.357 – 1,1 −2,59% 0,00020%
1976 56.279 896 52.697 2.685 – 1,13 −0,01% 0,00021%
1975 56.286 884 52.706 2.695 – 1,14 0,47% 0,00022%
1974 56.021 870 52.422 2.730 – 1,14 1,44% 0,00022%
1973 55.225 853 51.718 2.654 – 1,13 −5,75% 0,00022%
1972 58.592 834 54.293 3.465 – 1,22 1,94% 0,00024%
1971 57.479 811 53.321 3.347 – 1,22 1,8% 0,00025%
1970 56.463 785 52.409 3.269 – 1,23 – 0,00024%

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).