Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland
Greenland: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 74.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 74.5% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland peaked at 88.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2004.
Greenland ranks 22nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.8% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -44.5% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +54.8% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 63.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 29.4% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 61.6% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 71.9% | 74.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Greenland was 74.5% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Greenland ranks 22nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.