Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Greenland
Greenland: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 23.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Greenland, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Greenland is 23.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Greenland peaked at 68.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 77th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +741.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -10.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 23.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 18.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 23.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 53.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +741.3% | 5.6% | 47.3% |
| 2004 | +56.2% | 44.0% | 68.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 5.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.0% | 25.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Greenland?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Greenland was 23.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Greenland ranks 77th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.