Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland
Greenland: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 16.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 16.7% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland peaked at 45.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2022.
Greenland ranks 177th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +44.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +39.1% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -7.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 16.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.0%, 28% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 16.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.1%, 59% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 36.6% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 16.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 13.0% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Greenland was 16.7% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- How does Greenland rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Greenland ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.