Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland
Greenland: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 11.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland stood at 11.6%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland peaked at 12.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
That places Greenland 145th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +813.8% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +111.1% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +25.4% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 11.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 94% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 11.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 56% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +813.8% | 0.6% | 5.3% |
| 1994 | +111.1% | 5.3% | 11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 0.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More energy & mining data for Greenland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Greenland was 11.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Greenland ranks 145th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).