Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Greenland

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Greenland in 2024 — 16.67%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 24.71 pp.

2024 16.67% −1.36 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 196
Period maximum 45.95%2008
Period minimum 12.96%2022

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Greenland, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 41.38%2001: 42.86%2002: 41.94%2003: 41.94%2004: 42.42%2005: 41.18%2006: 42.86%2007: 44.44%2008: 45.95%2009: 36.59%2010: 29.27%2011: 24.44%2012: 24.44%2013: 19.57%2014: 18.75%2015: 17.65%2016: 16.67%2017: 24%2018: 19.23%2019: 16.33%2020: 17.31%2021: 15.69%2022: 12.96%2023: 18.03%2024: 16.67%
Change over the period: −24.71 pp Annual average: -1.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 16.67%
World computed 59.17%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.93%
Northern Europe computed 16.69%
High-income countries computed 53.15%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.67 −1.36 pp
2023 18.03 +5.07 pp
2022 12.96 −2.73 pp
2021 15.69 −1.62 pp
2020 17.31 +0.98 pp
2019 16.33 −2.9 pp
2018 19.23 −4.77 pp
2017 24 +7.33 pp
2016 16.67 −0.98 pp
2015 17.65 −1.1 pp
2014 18.75 −0.82 pp
2013 19.57 −4.87 pp
2012 24.44 +0 pp
2011 24.44 −4.83 pp
2010 29.27 −7.32 pp
2009 36.59 −9.36 pp
2008 45.95 +1.51 pp
2007 44.44 +1.58 pp
2006 42.86 +1.68 pp
2005 41.18 −1.24 pp
2004 42.42 +0.48 pp
2003 41.94 +0 pp
2002 41.94 −0.92 pp
2001 42.86 +1.48 pp
2000 41.38

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.