Number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland
Greenland: Number of people with and without electricity access was 56,836 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 56,836 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland peaked at 56,935 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55,200 people, in 1993.
That places Greenland 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,600 people | — |
| 1991 | 55,500 people | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 55,300 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 55,200 people | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55,500 people | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 55,800 people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 55,900 people | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 56,100 people | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 56,100 people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 56,185 people | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56,379 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 56,595 people | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56,751 people | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 56,898 people | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 56,935 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56,775 people | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 56,555 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56,328 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 56,323 people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 56,534 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 56,890 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 56,810 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 56,483 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 56,295 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 56,114 people | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56,186 people | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 56,172 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 56,023 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 56,225 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 56,367 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 56,653 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 56,661 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56,865 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 56,836 people | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55,700 people | 55,200 people | 56,100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,572 people | 56,185 people | 56,935 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,373 people | 56,023 people | 56,890 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,676 people | 56,367 people | 56,865 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 196 Cayman Islands 74,457 people compare
- 197 Dominica 66,205 people compare
- 198 Bermuda 64,636 people compare
- 200 Faroe Islands 54,640 people compare
- 201 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843 people compare
- 202 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,535 people compare
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, 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)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Greenland was 56,836 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 56,935 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,200 people in 1993.
- How does Greenland rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Greenland ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.