Access to electricity in Greenland
Greenland: Access to electricity was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
100.0%
in 1990
Years of data
27
1990–2016
Access to electricity in Greenland, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Greenland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Greenland peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
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- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Average precipitation per year 482.24 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Greenland?
- Access to electricity in Greenland was 100.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for access to electricity?
- Greenland ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.