What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 4.93 tonnes in 1972.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1004 tonnes in 1750.

How does Greenland rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Greenland ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greenland data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greenland: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 2.15 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

2.15 tonnes

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

215th

of 220 countries

All-time high

4.93 tonnes

in 1972

All-time low

0.1004 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland is 2.15 tonnes, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland peaked at 4.93 tonnes in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1004 tonnes, in 1750.

That places Greenland 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.1043 tonnes	0.1004 tonnes	0.108 tonnes	10
1760s	0.113 tonnes	0.1088 tonnes	0.1169 tonnes	10
1770s	0.1222 tonnes	0.1178 tonnes	0.1264 tonnes	10
1780s	0.1319 tonnes	0.1273 tonnes	0.1364 tonnes	10
1790s	0.1422 tonnes	0.1373 tonnes	0.1469 tonnes	10
1800s	0.1529 tonnes	0.1478 tonnes	0.1578 tonnes	10
1810s	0.1642 tonnes	0.1589 tonnes	0.1693 tonnes	10
1820s	0.1758 tonnes	0.1703 tonnes	0.1811 tonnes	10
1830s	0.1879 tonnes	0.1822 tonnes	0.1933 tonnes	10
1840s	0.2001 tonnes	0.1944 tonnes	0.2056 tonnes	10
1850s	0.2125 tonnes	0.2067 tonnes	0.218 tonnes	10
1860s	0.2249 tonnes	0.2191 tonnes	0.2303 tonnes	10
1870s	0.2371 tonnes	0.2314 tonnes	0.2423 tonnes	10
1880s	0.2488 tonnes	0.2433 tonnes	0.2537 tonnes	10
1890s	0.2597 tonnes	0.2546 tonnes	0.2641 tonnes	10
1900s	0.3276 tonnes	0.2649 tonnes	0.3919 tonnes	10
1910s	0.4776 tonnes	0.4067 tonnes	0.55 tonnes	10
1920s	0.646 tonnes	0.5664 tonnes	0.7267 tonnes	10
1930s	0.8333 tonnes	0.745 tonnes	0.9225 tonnes	10
1940s	1.06 tonnes	0.9565 tonnes	1.16 tonnes	10
1950s	1.46 tonnes	1.18 tonnes	1.81 tonnes	10
1960s	3.03 tonnes	1.9 tonnes	4.53 tonnes	10
1970s	4.76 tonnes	4.44 tonnes	4.93 tonnes	10
1980s	4.07 tonnes	3.74 tonnes	4.36 tonnes	10
1990s	3.19 tonnes	2.67 tonnes	3.64 tonnes	10
2000s	2.15 tonnes	1.92 tonnes	2.57 tonnes	10
2010s	2.13 tonnes	2.07 tonnes	2.15 tonnes	10
2020s	2.15 tonnes	2.15 tonnes	2.15 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Greenland

212 Western Sahara 83.02 tonnes compare
213 Falkland Islands 55.32 tonnes compare
214 Niue 40.83 tonnes compare
216 Faroe Islands 0.6963 tonnes compare
217 Tokelau 0.2245 tonnes compare
218 Liechtenstein 0.1125 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More energy & mining data for Greenland

Fuel imports 16.4% (2018)
Ores and metals imports 0.4% (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)
Fuel exports 0.0% (2018)
Mineral rents 0.0% (2020)
Natural gas rents 0.0% (2020)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Greenland was 2.15 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 4.93 tonnes in 1972.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1004 tonnes in 1750.
How does Greenland rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Greenland ranks 215th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.