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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).