Carbon intensity of electricity in Greenland in 2024 — 150 g/kWh. Ranked 39 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 45.6%.
2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 150 | +19 | +14.37% |
| 2023 | 131 | +20 | +18.04% |
| 2022 | 111 | −7 | −5.56% |
| 2021 | 118 | −17 | −12.61% |
| 2020 | 135 | +12 | +9.94% |
| 2019 | 122 | −31 | −20.41% |
| 2018 | 154 | −26 | −14.53% |
| 2017 | 180 | +55 | +44% |
| 2016 | 125 | −12 | −8.93% |
| 2015 | 137 | −9 | −5.88% |
| 2014 | 146 | −6 | −4.17% |
| 2013 | 152 | −26 | −14.41% |
| 2012 | 178 | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 178 | −42 | −19.01% |
| 2010 | 220 | −49 | −18.18% |
| 2009 | 268 | −29 | −9.76% |
| 2008 | 297 | −8 | −2.7% |
| 2007 | 306 | +20 | +6.95% |
| 2006 | 286 | +21 | +7.93% |
| 2005 | 265 | −8 | −2.94% |
| 2004 | 273 | −18 | −6.06% |
| 2003 | 290 | +0 | +0% |
| 2002 | 290 | +5 | +1.61% |
| 2001 | 286 | +10 | +3.57% |
| 2000 | 276 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
Electricity Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.
Electricity Clean electricity shareWhat share of its electricity a country gets from sources without emissions — renewables and nuclear.
