Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland
Greenland: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 5.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 5.0% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Greenland 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 3.3% | — |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +52.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 4.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 2.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Greenland was 5.0% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Greenland ranks 41st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.