Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland
Greenland: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 0.1385 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland stood at 0.1385 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland peaked at 0.1636 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1364 units per square kilometre, in 1997.
Greenland ranks 214th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1627 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1624 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1618 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1624 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1364 units per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1377 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1376 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.137 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1548 units per square kilometre | 0.1364 units per square kilometre | 0.1636 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | 0.1365 units per square kilometre | 0.1386 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.138 units per square kilometre | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 211 Chad 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 212 Central African Republic 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 213 South Sudan 0.9813 units per square kilometre 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Greenland was 0.1385 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1636 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1364 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Greenland rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Greenland ranks 214th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.