Total electricity output in Greenland
Greenland: Total electricity output was 520.17 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Greenland is 520.17 GWh, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Greenland peaked at 579.92 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 215 GWh, in 1991.
Greenland ranks 172nd of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Greenland, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 220 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 215 GWh | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 216 GWh | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 252 GWh | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 255 GWh | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 257 GWh | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 258 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 259 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 260 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 260.4 GWh | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 263.1 GWh | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 276 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 277.7 GWh | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 279.7 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 336.9 GWh | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 355.1 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 383.1 GWh | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 388.9 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 387.9 GWh | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 573.13 GWh | +47.8% |
| 2010 | 533.19 GWh | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 565.31 GWh | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 573.93 GWh | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 568.11 GWh | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 579.92 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 520.17 GWh | -10.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 520.17 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 3% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 520.17 GWh is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,099 GWh, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +47.8% | 387.9 GWh | 573.13 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 245.24 GWh | 215 GWh | 260.4 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 352.15 GWh | 263.1 GWh | 573.13 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 556.77 GWh | 520.17 GWh | 579.92 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 total electricity output in Greenland?
- Total electricity output in Greenland was 520.17 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 total electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 579.92 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 GWh in 1991.
- How does Greenland rank for total electricity output?
- Greenland ranks 172nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants