Installed solar energy capacity in Greenland
Greenland: Installed solar energy capacity was 0.0008 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0008 gigawatts
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
213th
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.0008 gigawatts
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001 gigawatts
in 2018
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Installed solar energy capacity in Greenland, 2018–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed solar energy capacity in Greenland is 0.0008 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 511.5% over ten years.
Greenland ranks 213th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Installed solar energy capacity in Greenland, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0001 gigawatts | — |
| 2019 | 0.0001 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 gigawatts | +145.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +73.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 gigawatts | +16.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0008 gigawatts | +17.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0008 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0008 gigawatts is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.57 gigawatts, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 0.0001 gigawatts | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 gigawatts | 0.0003 gigawatts | 0.0008 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 210 Montserrat 0.001 gigawatts compare
- 211 Dominica 0.001 gigawatts compare
- 212 Faroe Islands 0.0009 gigawatts compare
- 214 Congo 0.0008 gigawatts compare
- 215 Djibouti 0.0007 gigawatts compare
- 216 Tajikistan 0.0002 gigawatts compare
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 solar energy capacity in Greenland?
- Installed solar energy capacity in Greenland was 0.0008 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed solar energy capacity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 gigawatts in 2018.
- How does Greenland rank for installed solar energy capacity?
- Greenland ranks 213th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed solar energy capacity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 511.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed solar energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total solar (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power.