Installed wind energy capacity in Greenland
Greenland: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0001 gigawatts
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.0001 gigawatts
in 2024
All-time low
0.0001 gigawatts
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Installed wind energy capacity in Greenland, 2018–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0001 gigawatts for installed wind energy capacity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% over ten years.
That places Greenland 145th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Installed wind energy capacity in Greenland, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0001 gigawatts | — |
| 2019 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +26.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0001 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0001 gigawatts is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.51 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2748 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Greenland?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Greenland was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Greenland ranks 145th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.