Share of electricity production by source in Greenland
Greenland: Share of electricity production by source was 23.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Greenland, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 23.0% for share of electricity production by source in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Greenland peaked at 68.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 167th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +741.3% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -10.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 23.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 37% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 23.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.7%, 68% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity production by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +741.3% | 5.6% | 47.3% |
| 2004 | +56.2% | 44.0% | 68.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 5.6% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 24.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.0% | 25.7% | 2 |
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 production by source in Greenland?
- Share of electricity production by source in Greenland was 23.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Greenland ranks 167th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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