Greenland CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
594 101
tons
Year-over-Year
+1,57%
increase
Global Share
0%
Per Capita
10,42
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Greenland were 594 101 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1,57% 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 | 0,0015% |
| 2023 | 584 890 | −0,93% | 10,26 | 0,0015% |
| 2022 | 590 354 | 7,65% | 10,36 | 0,0015% |
| 2021 | 548 387 | 3,96% | 9,62 | 0,0014% |
| 2020 | 527 509 | 0,7% | 9,29 | 0,0015% |
| 2019 | 523 854 | 3,06% | 9,24 | 0,0014% |
| 2018 | 508 307 | 1,03% | 8,99 | 0,0013% |
| 2017 | 503 118 | −2,48% | 8,91 | 0,0014% |
| 2016 | 515 901 | −0,55% | 9,15 | 0,0014% |
| 2015 | 518 768 | 7,89% | 9,2 | 0,0014% |
| 2014 | 480 818 | −10,53% | 8,53 | 0,0013% |
| 2013 | 537 405 | −0,27% | 9,53 | 0,0015% |
| 2012 | 538 869 | −21,09% | 9,54 | 0,0015% |
| 2011 | 682 867 | 6,24% | 12,08 | 0,0019% |
| 2010 | 642 762 | 16,78% | 11,35 | 0,0019% |
| 2009 | 550 388 | −12,95% | 9,7 | 0,0017% |
| 2008 | 632 275 | 2,77% | 11,12 | 0,0020% |
| 2007 | 615 258 | −1,49% | 10,81 | 0,0019% |
| 2006 | 624 576 | 2,25% | 10,96 | 0,0020% |
| 2005 | 610 820 | 1,14% | 10,73 | 0,0020% |
| 2004 | 603 913 | 42141,48% | 10,62 | 0,0021% |
| 2003 | 1 430 | 2,33% | 0,03 | 0,0000052% |
| 2002 | 1 397 | 2,12% | 0,02 | 0,0000053% |
| 2001 | 1 368 | 1,84% | 0,02 | 0,0000053% |
| 2000 | 1 343 | 2,09% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1999 | 1 316 | 1,52% | 0,02 | 0,0000053% |
| 1998 | 1 296 | 1,62% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1997 | 1 275 | 1,21% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1996 | 1 260 | 1,6% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1995 | 1 240 | 1,51% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1994 | 1 222 | 1,55% | 0,02 | 0,0000053% |
| 1993 | 1 203 | 1,44% | 0,02 | 0,0000053% |
| 1992 | 1 186 | 1,67% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1991 | 1 167 | 1,79% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1990 | 1 146 | 1,51% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1989 | 1 129 | 1,72% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1988 | 1 110 | 1,89% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1987 | 1 089 | 2,03% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1986 | 1 068 | 2,11% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1985 | 1 046 | 2,23% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1984 | 1 023 | 2,34% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1983 | 999 | 2,3% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1982 | 977 | 2,12% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1981 | 957 | 1,81% | 0,02 | 0,0000049% |
| 1980 | 940 | 1,45% | 0,02 | 0,0000048% |
| 1979 | 926 | 1,16% | 0,02 | 0,0000046% |
| 1978 | 916 | 1,03% | 0,02 | 0,0000047% |
| 1977 | 906 | 1,12% | 0,02 | 0,0000048% |
| 1976 | 896 | 1,38% | 0,02 | 0,0000049% |
| 1975 | 884 | 1,67% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1974 | 870 | 1,96% | 0,02 | 0,0000050% |
| 1973 | 853 | 2,31% | 0,02 | 0,0000049% |
| 1972 | 834 | 2,78% | 0,02 | 0,0000051% |
| 1971 | 811 | 3,28% | 0,02 | 0,0000052% |
| 1970 | 785 | – | 0,02 | 0,0000050% |
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).