Oil share of electricity in Greenland in 2021 — 22.96%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 209. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 17.33 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.96 | −2.71 pp |
| 2020 | 25.67 | +0.63 pp |
| 2019 | 25.04 | −2.41 pp |
| 2018 | 27.44 | −1.31 pp |
| 2017 | 28.75 | +4.05 pp |
| 2016 | 24.71 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 24.67 | −1.42 pp |
| 2014 | 26.09 | −0.98 pp |
| 2013 | 27.07 | −7.26 pp |
| 2012 | 34.34 | +0.13 pp |
| 2011 | 34.21 | −1.64 pp |
| 2010 | 35.86 | −9.8 pp |
| 2009 | 45.65 | −11.31 pp |
| 2008 | 56.97 | +1.62 pp |
| 2007 | 55.35 | −1.87 pp |
| 2006 | 57.22 | +5.33 pp |
| 2005 | 51.89 | −16.91 pp |
| 2004 | 68.8 | +24.76 pp |
| 2003 | 44.05 | −1.79 pp |
| 2002 | 45.83 | −1.48 pp |
| 2001 | 47.31 | +41.69 pp |
| 2000 | 5.62 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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