CO2 emissions from oil — all countries

CO2 emissions from oil — Greenland

CO2 emissions from oil in Greenland in 2024 — 0.62 Mt. Ranked 36 in the world out of 213. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 3,338.9%.

2024 0.62 Mt +1.64% vs 2023
World rank 36of 213
Period maximum 0.72 Mt1977
Period minimum 0.02 Mt1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from oil — Greenland, 1950–202400.20.40.60.819501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.02 Mt1952: 0.03 Mt1954: 0.03 Mt1956: 0.07 Mt1958: 0.12 Mt1960: 0.1 Mt1962: 0.16 Mt1964: 0.22 Mt1966: 0.28 Mt1968: 0.44 Mt1970: 0.3 Mt1972: 0.54 Mt1974: 0.54 Mt1976: 0.21 Mt1978: 0.39 Mt1980: 0.56 Mt1982: 0.51 Mt1984: 0.56 Mt1986: 0.33 Mt1988: 0.55 Mt1990: 0.62 Mt1992: 0.6 Mt1994: 0.5 Mt1996: 0.6 Mt1998: 0.6 Mt2000: 0.67 Mt2002: 0.58 Mt2004: 0.62 Mt2006: 0.64 Mt2008: 0.65 Mt2010: 0.66 Mt2012: 0.55 Mt2014: 0.5 Mt2016: 0.51 Mt2018: 0.52 Mt2020: 0.55 Mt2022: 0.59 Mt2024: 0.62 Mt
Change over the period: +0.6 (+3,338.89%) Average annual rate: 4.9 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Greenland 0.62 Mt
World computed 11,276.42 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 2,173.95 Mt
Northern Europe computed 285.61 Mt
High-income countries computed 5,792.35 Mt
CO2 emissions from oil — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 0.62 +0.01 +1.64%
2023 0.61 +0.02 +3.75%
2022 0.59 +0.04 +7.51%
2021 0.55 −0 −0.73%
2020 0.55 +0.02 +4.56%
2019 0.53 +0 +0.38%
2018 0.52 −0.01 −2.24%
2017 0.54 +0.03 +5.3%
2016 0.51 −0.04 −7.12%
2015 0.55 +0.05 +8.95%
2014 0.5 −0.06 −10.5%
2013 0.56 +0.02 +2.74%
2012 0.55 −0.16 −22.41%
2011 0.71 +0.04 +6.66%
2010 0.66 +0.08 +14.56%
2009 0.58 −0.08 −11.77%
2008 0.65 +0.02 +2.99%
2007 0.64 −0.01 −1.4%
2006 0.64 +0.02 +2.71%
2005 0.63 +0 +0.64%
2004 0.62 −0.03 −4.01%
2003 0.65 +0.07 +12.09%
2002 0.58 −0.04 −6.31%
2001 0.62 −0.05 −7.35%
2000 0.67 +0.07 +12.29%
1999 0.59 −0 −0.34%
1998 0.6 −0.02 −3.4%
1997 0.62 +0.02 +3.52%
1996 0.6 +0.06 +11.61%
1995 0.53 +0.04 +7.88%
1994 0.5 −0.05 −9.17%
1993 0.55 −0.05 −8.4%
1992 0.6 −0.01 −2.3%
1991 0.61 −0.02 −2.4%
1990 0.62 +0.15 +31.92%
1989 0.47 −0.07 −13.37%
1988 0.55 +0.31 +133.33%
1987 0.23 −0.09 −28.22%
1986 0.33 −0.18 −35.95%
1985 0.51 −0.05 −9.75%
1984 0.56 +0.21 +57.1%
1983 0.36 −0.15 −30.02%
1982 0.51 −0.01 −2.1%
1981 0.52 −0.04 −6.6%
1980 0.56 −0 −0.53%
1979 0.56 +0.18 +46.49%
1978 0.39 −0.34 −46.68%
1977 0.72 +0.51 +245.45%
1976 0.21 −0.3 −58.7%
1975 0.51 −0.03 −5.42%
1974 0.54 +0.02 +3.48%
1973 0.52 −0.02 −3.36%
1972 0.54 +0.14 +35.1%
1971 0.4 +0.09 +30.26%
1970 0.3 −0.02 −7.03%
1969 0.33 −0.11 −25.68%
1968 0.44 +0.14 +48.65%
1967 0.3 +0.01 +4.96%
1966 0.28 +0.02 +5.62%
1965 0.27 +0.04 +19.2%
1964 0.22 +0.04 +19.79%
1963 0.19 +0.03 +20.65%
1962 0.16 −0.02 −10.92%
1961 0.17 +0.07 +68.93%
1960 0.1 −0.04 −27.97%
1959 0.14 +0.03 +22.22%
1958 0.12 +0.04 +42.68%
1957 0.08 +0.01 +17.14%
1956 0.07 −0.05 −42.15%
1955 0.12 +0.09 +317.24%
1954 0.03 −0.01 −27.5%
1953 0.04 +0.01 +53.85%
1952 0.03 +0 +0%
1951 0.03 +0.01 +44.44%
1950 0.02 — —

About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning oil and petroleum products. Most of it comes from transport, and that makes this the most inert of the three fuel series: a power plant can be replaced within years, while a vehicle fleet turns over in a decade and a half. This is exactly why the shift to electric cars shows up in emissions with a long lag behind the share of electric cars in sales.

Important: Includes petrochemical feedstock burned as fuel, but not plastic: carbon that stays in products does not enter emissions until the products themselves are burned.

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