Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland
Greenland: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity was 1,660 w per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in w per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland is 1,660 w per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland peaked at 1,660 w per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 538.75 w per capita, in 2003.
Greenland ranks 19th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland, year by year
| Year | w per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 544.04 w per capita | — |
| 2001 | 542.09 w per capita | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 540.36 w per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 538.75 w per capita | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 558.46 w per capita | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 558.03 w per capita | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 558.69 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 693.53 w per capita | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 959.74 w per capita | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 962.1 w per capita | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,225 w per capita | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 1,221 w per capita | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,618 w per capita | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 1,626 w per capita | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,636 w per capita | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,640 w per capita | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,639 w per capita | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,639 w per capita | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,642 w per capita | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,642 w per capita | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,645 w per capita | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,651 w per capita | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,653 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,655 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,660 w per capita | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1,660 w per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 w per capita, 2.3× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1,660 w per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,013 w per capita, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +38.4% | 693.53 w per capita | 959.74 w per capita |
| 2012 | +32.6% | 1,221 w per capita | 1,618 w per capita |
| 2010 | +27.4% | 962.1 w per capita | 1,225 w per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 645.58 w per capita | 538.75 w per capita | 962.1 w per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,553 w per capita | 1,221 w per capita | 1,642 w per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,653 w per capita | 1,645 w per capita | 1,660 w per capita | 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 installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Greenland was 1,660 w per capita in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 w per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 538.75 w per capita in 2003.
- How does Greenland rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Greenland ranks 19th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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