Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1987.
Greenland ranks 30th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -30.2% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +57.0% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -33.9% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -31.6% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +131.0% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0 terawatt-hours per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 terawatt-hours per person, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuel consumption, per capita 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 | +131.0% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
| 1984 | +57.0% | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
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 fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Greenland was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1987.
- How does Greenland rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.