Renewable electricity output in Greenland
Greenland: Renewable electricity output was 77.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Greenland, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 77.0% for renewable electricity output in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Greenland peaked at 94.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2004.
That places Greenland 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.4% | — |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -44.2% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -44.2% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +54.2% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 31.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 64.1% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.3% | 77.0% | 2 |
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- 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 output in Greenland?
- Renewable electricity output in Greenland was 77.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank for renewable electricity output?
- Greenland ranks 38th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.