Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in Greenland
Greenland: Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics was 0.25 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in Greenland, 2005–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
Analysis
In 2023, dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in Greenland stood at 0.25. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in Greenland peaked at 0.375 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2023.
That places Greenland 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3335 | — |
| 2006 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.357 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3125 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3125 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3335 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3335 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.375 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.309 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 | -19.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5835, 43% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.25 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6665, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3335 | 0.3335 | 0.3335 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3277 | 0.3125 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3085 | 0.25 | 0.375 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 188 Andorra 0.2915 compare
- 188 Israel 0.2915 compare
- 188 Seychelles 0.2915 compare
- 191 American Samoa 0.25 compare
- 191 Bahamas 0.25 compare
- 191 Barbados 0.25 compare
- 191 French Polynesia 0.25 compare
- 191 Gibraltar 0.25 compare
- 191 Hong Kong 0.25 compare
- 191 Isle of Man 0.25 compare
- 191 New Caledonia 0.25 compare
- 191 Northern Mariana Islands 0.25 compare
- 191 Puerto Rico 0.25 compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.25 compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in Greenland?
- Dimension 3.3: environmental statistics in Greenland was 0.25 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest dimension 3.3: environmental statistics recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 2020.
- What is the lowest dimension 3.3: environmental statistics recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for dimension 3.3: environmental statistics?
- Greenland ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dimension 3.3: environmental statistics rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score for Goal 13-15 indicators. See 3.1.