Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Greenland
Greenland: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 78.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 78.3% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Greenland peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2008.
That places Greenland 19th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.1% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 78.3% | -0.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 78.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 79.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 78.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.5%, 6.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 54.1% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 70.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 78.3% | 87.0% | 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 hydropower in Greenland?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Greenland was 78.3% 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 hydropower recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2008.
- How does Greenland rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Greenland ranks 19th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.