Renewable energy consumption in Greenland
Greenland: Renewable energy consumption was 15.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Greenland is 15.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 133.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Greenland peaked at 15.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Greenland 121st out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 0.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.8% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Greenland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Greenland was 15.5% 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 energy consumption recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Greenland ranks 121st out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.9%. 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption