Renewable electricity in Greenland
Greenland: Renewable electricity was 81.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Greenland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 81.3% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Greenland peaked at 81.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Greenland 26th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 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 | 38.1% | 0.0% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 55.3% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 71.4% | 81.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 23 Afghanistan 86.1% compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 85.2% compare
- 25 Burundi 82.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 80.1% compare
- 28 Guinea 78.8% compare
- 29 Georgia 78.0% compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.3% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Greenland?
- Renewable electricity in Greenland was 81.3% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for renewable electricity?
- Greenland ranks 26th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants