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Electricity generation from renewables in Greenland

Greenland: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.5 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.16 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from renewables in Greenland, 2000–2024

0.20.30.40.52000201220242000: 0.17 terawatt-hours2001: 0.16 terawatt-hours2002: 0.18 terawatt-hours2003: 0.18 terawatt-hours2004: 0.19 terawatt-hours2005: 0.2 terawatt-hours2006: 0.2 terawatt-hours2007: 0.2 terawatt-hours2008: 0.2 terawatt-hours2009: 0.26 terawatt-hours2010: 0.29 terawatt-hours2011: 0.34 terawatt-hours2012: 0.34 terawatt-hours2013: 0.37 terawatt-hours2014: 0.39 terawatt-hours2015: 0.42 terawatt-hours2016: 0.4 terawatt-hours2017: 0.38 terawatt-hours2018: 0.42 terawatt-hours2019: 0.41 terawatt-hours2020: 0.43 terawatt-hours2021: 0.43 terawatt-hours2022: 0.47 terawatt-hours2023: 0.5 terawatt-hours2024: 0.5 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from renewables in Greenland is 0.5 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Greenland peaked at 0.5 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.16 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Greenland ranks 141st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.194 terawatt-hours 0.16 terawatt-hours 0.26 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.376 terawatt-hours 0.29 terawatt-hours 0.42 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.466 terawatt-hours 0.43 terawatt-hours 0.5 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 138 Eswatini 0.59 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 138 Yemen 0.59 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 140 Rwanda 0.56 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 142 Mauritania 0.47 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 143 Belize 0.41 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 144 Equatorial Guinea 0.4 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables in Greenland?
Electricity generation from renewables in Greenland was 0.5 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Greenland rank for electricity generation from renewables?
Greenland ranks 141st out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in terawatt-hours.