Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland
Greenland: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,660 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland is 1,660 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland peaked at 1,660 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 538.75 watts per capita, in 2003.
That places Greenland 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 544.04 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 542.09 watts per capita | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 540.36 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 538.75 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 558.46 watts per capita | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 558.03 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 558.69 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 693.53 watts per capita | +24.1% |
| 2008 | 959.74 watts per capita | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 962.1 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,225 watts per capita | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 1,221 watts per capita | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,618 watts per capita | +32.6% |
| 2013 | 1,626 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,636 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1,640 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,639 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,639 watts per capita | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,642 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,642 watts per capita | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,645 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,651 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,653 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,655 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,660 watts per capita | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1,660 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 2.3× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1,660 watts per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062 watts per capita, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 watts per capita | 959.74 watts per capita |
| 2012 | +32.6% | 1,221 watts per capita | 1,618 watts per capita |
| 2010 | +27.4% | 962.1 watts per capita | 1,225 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 645.58 watts per capita | 538.75 watts per capita | 962.1 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,553 watts per capita | 1,221 watts per capita | 1,642 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,653 watts per capita | 1,645 watts per capita | 1,660 watts 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Greenland was 1,660 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,660 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 538.75 watts per capita in 2003.
- How does Greenland rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Greenland ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).