Energy mix in Greenland
Greenland: Energy mix was 2.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy mix in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 2.7 for energy mix in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy mix in Greenland peaked at 3.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9655, in 1987.
That places Greenland 184th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Energy mix in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.29 | — |
| 1981 | 2.16 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.1 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.48 | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | +58.8% |
| 1985 | 2.1 | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4 | -33.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9655 | -30.8% |
| 1988 | 2.26 | +134.0% |
| 1989 | 1.99 | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 2.28 | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 2.25 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2 | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.05 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.05 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.18 | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.23 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.23 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 2.64 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 2.46 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 2.33 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.6 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 2.47 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.03 | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 3.16 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 2.78 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 3.82 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.99 | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.95 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.69 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.89 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.89 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.62 | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.59 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.54 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.69 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 2.69 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.7 | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 2.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 158.21, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 2.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 208.03, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy mix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +134.0% | 0.9655 | 2.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.91 | 0.9655 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 | 2 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 2.33 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 2.62 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.54 | 2.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 3.12 compare
- 182 Cape Verde 3.11 compare
- 183 East Timor 2.78 compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 2.65 compare
- 186 Bermuda 2.41 compare
- 187 American Samoa 2.32 compare
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy mix in Greenland?
- Energy mix in Greenland was 2.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy mix recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest energy mix recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9655 in 1987.
- How does Greenland rank for energy mix?
- Greenland ranks 184th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy mix rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Energy mix. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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