CO2 emissions per person in Greenland
Carbon dioxide emissions in Greenland were 10.45 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.
Greenland, 2024
10.45
Change from 2023
+1.6%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
20th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Greenland over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greenland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.45 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 10.29 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 10.42 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 9.68 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 9.36 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 9.32 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 9.07 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 8.96 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 9.18 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 9.25 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 8.54 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 9.51 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 9.49 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 12.00 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 11.37 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 9.77 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 11.23 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 10.88 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 11.00 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 10.73 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 10.61 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.02 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.02 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.02 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.02 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 10.29 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.54 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +22.4%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Greenland has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.