Oil production in Greenland
Greenland: Oil production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
99th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0 terawatt-hours
in 1980
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Oil production in Greenland, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, oil production in Greenland stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Over the whole period, oil production in Greenland peaked at 0 terawatt-hours in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
That places Greenland 99th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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- 99 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Armenia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bahamas, The 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Benin 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cambodia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cabo Verde 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Comoros, Union of the 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Eritrea, The State of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Estonia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Fiji, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Finland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guam 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Latvia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mali 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Malta 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Moldova, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mozambique, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Nauru, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 North Macedonia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Panama 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Réunion 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Lucia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Slovenia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Korea, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tanzania 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Togo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Ukraine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Zambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- 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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil production in Greenland?
- Oil production in Greenland was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Greenland rank for oil production?
- Greenland ranks 99th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.