Total final energy consumption in Greenland
Greenland: Total final energy consumption was 7,981 TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total final 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, total final energy consumption in Greenland stood at 7,981 TFEC.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total final energy consumption in Greenland peaked at 9,141 TFEC in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,655 TFEC, in 1992.
That places Greenland 182nd out of 230 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 | 4,052 TFEC | 3,655 TFEC | 4,394 TFEC | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,832 TFEC | 4,105 TFEC | 9,141 TFEC | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,299 TFEC | 7,933 TFEC | 8,649 TFEC | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 179 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8,338 TFEC compare
- 180 Andorra 8,317 TFEC compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 8,295 TFEC compare
- 183 French Polynesia 7,795 TFEC compare
- 184 Aruba 6,508 TFEC compare
- 185 Cape Verde 6,499 TFEC compare
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 total final energy consumption in Greenland?
- Total final energy consumption in Greenland was 7,981 TFEC 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 final energy consumption recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,141 TFEC in 2008.
- What is the lowest total final energy consumption recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,655 TFEC in 1992.
- How does Greenland rank for total final energy consumption?
- Greenland ranks 182nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total final energy consumption rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Total final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.