GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O in Greenland
Greenland: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O was 4.12 in 2015. β² Rising
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O in Greenland, 1990β2015
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
In 2015, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o in Greenland stood at 4.12.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o in Greenland peaked at 4.27 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.47, in 1991.
That places Greenland 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.47 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 2.51 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 | 3.96 | 4.12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.7 compare
- 189 Seychelles 4.54 compare
- 190 United States Virgin Islands 4.39 compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 3.98 compare
- 193 British Virgin Islands 2.68 compare
- 194 Guam 1.73 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)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 5.41 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Global precipitation anomaly 46.03 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o in Greenland?
- Ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o in Greenland was 4.12 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) - n2o recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 in 2008.
- What is the lowest ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 in 1991.
- How does Greenland rank for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o?
- Greenland ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2015.
- Is ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - n2o rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) - N2O. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).