Renewable energy electricity output in Greenland
Greenland: Renewable energy electricity output was 422.86 GWh in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable energy electricity output in Greenland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 422.86 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 108.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Greenland peaked at 422.86 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 GWh, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 126th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable energy electricity output in Greenland, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 0 GWh | — |
| 1992 | 0 GWh | — |
| 1993 | 67 GWh | — |
| 1994 | 160 GWh | +138.8% |
| 1995 | 165 GWh | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 168 GWh | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 156 GWh | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 164 GWh | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 171.4 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 171.1 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 157.5 GWh | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 181.7 GWh | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 179.7 GWh | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 191.9 GWh | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 203.1 GWh | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 196.1 GWh | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 203.9 GWh | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 207.6 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 265.22 GWh | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 296 GWh | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 338 GWh | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 344.56 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 377.5 GWh | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 396.36 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 422.86 GWh | +6.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 422.86 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 422.86 GWh, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 422.86 GWh is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,858 GWh, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy electricity output in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +138.8% | 67 GWh | 160 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.14 GWh | 0 GWh | 171.4 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 195.78 GWh | 157.5 GWh | 265.22 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.55 GWh | 296 GWh | 422.86 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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)
- 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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Greenland?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Greenland was 422.86 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 422.86 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GWh in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Greenland ranks 126th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 electricity output (GWh). 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
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.