Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland
Greenland: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland stood at 22.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland peaked at 24.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1993.
That places Greenland 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.1% | — |
| 1991 | 7.4% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +112.0% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 12.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 24.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 1 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 52.7% compare
- 2 Faroe Islands 41.1% compare
- 4 Suriname 19.2% compare
- 5 Guyana 19.1% compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 18.9% compare
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 energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Greenland was 22.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1993.
- How does Greenland rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Greenland ranks 3rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.