Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland
Greenland: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland is 0.0%, 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, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 179 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 180 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 181 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 183 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 184 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 185 Bermuda 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 60.4% (2024)
- Share of adults who are obese 29.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Greenland was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1851.
- How does Greenland rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Greenland ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.