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 184th out of 233 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.
Total final energy consumption in Greenland, year by year
| Year | TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,830 TFEC | — |
| 1991 | 3,875 TFEC | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3,655 TFEC | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 3,928 TFEC | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 3,948 TFEC | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4,182 TFEC | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 4,209 TFEC | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4,243 TFEC | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 4,260 TFEC | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4,394 TFEC | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 4,455 TFEC | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 4,504 TFEC | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 4,333 TFEC | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 4,105 TFEC | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 8,071 TFEC | +96.6% |
| 2005 | 8,139 TFEC | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 8,476 TFEC | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 8,865 TFEC | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9,141 TFEC | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8,234 TFEC | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 7,933 TFEC | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,649 TFEC | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 8,629 TFEC | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 8,569 TFEC | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8,032 TFEC | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 7,981 TFEC | -0.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 7,981 TFEC is below the median for high income countries, which is 184,451 TFEC, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 7,981 TFEC is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 376,732 TFEC, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total final energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +96.6% | 4,105 TFEC | 8,071 TFEC |
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
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8,338 TFEC compare
- 182 Andorra 8,317 TFEC compare
- 183 Faroe Islands 8,295 TFEC compare
- 185 French Polynesia 7,795 TFEC compare
- 186 Aruba 6,508 TFEC compare
- 187 Cape Verde 6,499 TFEC compare
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 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 184th out of 233 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.