Contributions global temp change in Greenland
Greenland: Contributions global temp change was 0.0009 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contributions global temp change in Greenland, 1851–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributions global temp change in Greenland is 0.0009, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributions global temp change in Greenland peaked at 0.0009 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1851.
Greenland ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributions global temp change in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | +95.7% |
| 1952 | 0 | +50.4% |
| 1953 | 0 | +36.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0001 | +21.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0001 | +36.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0001 | +16.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0001 | +15.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0001 | +19.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0001 | +15.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0002 | +12.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0002 | +14.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0009 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0926, 1% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0009 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1296, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributions global temp change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +95.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | +50.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | +36.7% | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | +36.4% | 0.0001 | 0.0001 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0001 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 | 0.0004 | 0.0006 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 | 0.0007 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 | 0.0008 | 0.0009 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 179 Samoa 0.0012 compare
- 180 Maldives 0.0012 compare
- 181 Cape Verde 0.001 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 0.0009 compare
- 184 Faroe Islands 0.0009 compare
- 185 Bermuda 0.0008 compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 5.41 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -1.66 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributions global temp change in Greenland?
- Contributions global temp change in Greenland was 0.0009 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contributions global temp change recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 in 2024.
- What is the lowest contributions global temp change recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1851.
- How does Greenland rank for contributions global temp change?
- Greenland ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contributions global temp change rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Contributions global temp change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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