CO2 emissions from coal — all countries

CO2 emissions from coal — Greenland

CO2 emissions from coal in Greenland in 1988 — 0 Mt. Ranked 1 in the world out of 145. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 100%.

1988 0 Mt
World rank 1of 145
Period maximum 0.14 Mt1963
Period minimum 0 Mt1975

Trend over time

1950–1988 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from coal — Greenland, 1950–198800.050.10.15195019541958196219661970197419781982198619881950: 0.08 Mt1951: 0.07 Mt1952: 0.08 Mt1953: 0.08 Mt1954: 0.07 Mt1955: 0.09 Mt1956: 0.07 Mt1957: 0.08 Mt1958: 0.11 Mt1959: 0.09 Mt1960: 0.12 Mt1961: 0.12 Mt1962: 0.11 Mt1963: 0.14 Mt1964: 0.09 Mt1965: 0.08 Mt1966: 0.11 Mt1967: 0.12 Mt1968: 0.1 Mt1969: 0.08 Mt1970: 0.08 Mt1971: 0.07 Mt1972: 0.02 Mt1973: 0.04 Mt1974: 0.02 Mt1975: 0 Mt1976: 0.01 Mt1977: 0 Mt1978: 0.01 Mt1979: 0.01 Mt1980: 0 Mt1981: 0 Mt1982: 0 Mt1983: 0 Mt1984: 0 Mt1985: 0 Mt1986: 0 Mt1987: 0 Mt1988: 0 Mt
Change over the period: −0.08 (−100%)

Comparison, 1988

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

Greenland 0 Mt
World computed 8,836.43 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 3,563.26 Mt
Northern Europe computed 358.66 Mt
High-income countries computed 5,242.34 Mt
CO2 emissions from coal — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 −0 −100%
1984 0 +0 +0%
1983 0 +0 +0%
1982 0 +0 +0%
1981 0 +0 +0%
1980 0 −0 −42.86%
1979 0.01 +0 +0%
1978 0.01 +0.01
1977 0 −0.01 −100%
1976 0.01 +0.01
1975 0 −0.02 −100%
1974 0.02 −0.02 −45%
1973 0.04 +0.02 +122.22%
1972 0.02 −0.06 −75.34%
1971 0.07 −0 −5.19%
1970 0.08 −0 −3.75%
1969 0.08 −0.02 −22.33%
1968 0.1 −0.02 −15.57%
1967 0.12 +0.02 +15.09%
1966 0.11 +0.03 +37.66%
1965 0.08 −0.02 −16.3%
1964 0.09 −0.05 −35.66%
1963 0.14 +0.04 +32.41%
1962 0.11 −0.01 −9.24%
1961 0.12 −0 −1.65%
1960 0.12 +0.03 +31.52%
1959 0.09 −0.02 −16.36%
1958 0.11 +0.03 +39.24%
1957 0.08 +0.01 +8.22%
1956 0.07 −0.02 −17.05%
1955 0.09 +0.02 +20.55%
1954 0.07 −0.01 −9.88%
1953 0.08 +0 +0%
1952 0.08 +0.01 +10.96%
1951 0.07 −0.01 −9.88%
1950 0.08

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. Coal releases more emissions per unit of energy obtained than any other fuel — roughly twice as much as gas — so its share of emissions is always above its share of energy consumption. The series shows that global emissions from coal are not declining despite the closure of coal plants in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs the reduction.

Important: Combustion only. Methane emissions from coal mines are not included here — they are counted under methane emissions.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.