GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Greenland
Greenland: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane was 43.44 in 2015. ▬ Flat
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Greenland, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
Analysis
Greenland recorded 43.44 for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Greenland peaked at 43.44 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.48, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 185th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.48 | — |
| 1991 | 41.63 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 41.83 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.89 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.91 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.97 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.06 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.1 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 42.19 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 42.24 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 42.07 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.21 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.07 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 42.3 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 42.69 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 42.88 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 42.81 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.09 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 43.09 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.05 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.09 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.22 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.25 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.42 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 43.44 | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 43.44 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,819, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 43.44 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,018, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.93 | 41.48 | 42.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.63 | 42.07 | 43.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.25 | 43.09 | 43.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 45.44 compare
- 183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.93 compare
- 184 Grenada 43.66 compare
- 186 Faroe Islands 28.92 compare
- 187 Micronesia (country) 28.87 compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.08 compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.0882 units per person (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Greenland?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane in Greenland was 43.44 in 2015, according to Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021).
- What is the highest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.44 in 2015.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.48 in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane?
- Greenland ranks 185th out of 204 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - methane rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as part of GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).