What is emissions of air pollutants in Greenland?

Emissions of air pollutants in Greenland was 12.54 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 12.62 tonnes in 2013.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1625 tonnes in 1750.

How does Greenland rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Greenland ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Greenland data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Greenland

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Greenland
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greenland: Emissions of air pollutants was 12.54 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

12.54 tonnes

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

216th

of 220 countries

All-time high

12.62 tonnes

in 2013

All-time low

0.1625 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Greenland, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 12.54 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022.

The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Greenland peaked at 12.62 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1625 tonnes, in 1750.

Greenland ranks 216th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	0.1708 tonnes	0.1625 tonnes	0.179 tonnes	10
1760s	0.19 tonnes	0.1808 tonnes	0.1991 tonnes	10
1770s	0.2113 tonnes	0.2011 tonnes	0.2214 tonnes	10
1780s	0.2349 tonnes	0.2236 tonnes	0.2461 tonnes	10
1790s	0.2611 tonnes	0.2486 tonnes	0.2736 tonnes	10
1800s	0.2938 tonnes	0.2764 tonnes	0.3113 tonnes	10
1810s	0.3352 tonnes	0.3153 tonnes	0.3551 tonnes	10
1820s	0.3823 tonnes	0.3596 tonnes	0.405 tonnes	10
1830s	0.4359 tonnes	0.4101 tonnes	0.4618 tonnes	10
1840s	0.497 tonnes	0.4677 tonnes	0.5265 tonnes	10
1850s	0.5665 tonnes	0.5331 tonnes	0.6002 tonnes	10
1860s	0.656 tonnes	0.6077 tonnes	0.7052 tonnes	10
1870s	0.7726 tonnes	0.7164 tonnes	0.8297 tonnes	10
1880s	0.908 tonnes	0.8428 tonnes	0.9744 tonnes	10
1890s	1.07 tonnes	0.9895 tonnes	1.14 tonnes	10
1900s	1.43 tonnes	1.16 tonnes	1.69 tonnes	10
1910s	2.01 tonnes	1.75 tonnes	2.26 tonnes	10
1920s	2.54 tonnes	2.32 tonnes	2.76 tonnes	10
1930s	2.83 tonnes	2.78 tonnes	2.85 tonnes	10
1940s	2.95 tonnes	2.87 tonnes	3.12 tonnes	10
1950s	3.74 tonnes	3.18 tonnes	4.49 tonnes	10
1960s	6.2 tonnes	4.59 tonnes	8.25 tonnes	10
1970s	8.98 tonnes	7.91 tonnes	10.4 tonnes	10
1980s	9.49 tonnes	8.87 tonnes	9.85 tonnes	10
1990s	10.5 tonnes	9.98 tonnes	11.02 tonnes	10
2000s	11.47 tonnes	11 tonnes	12.16 tonnes	10
2010s	12.5 tonnes	12.3 tonnes	12.62 tonnes	10
2020s	12.53 tonnes	12.53 tonnes	12.54 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Greenland

213 Wallis and Futuna 139.72 tonnes compare
214 Niue 38.67 tonnes compare
215 Faroe Islands 21.69 tonnes compare
217 Tokelau 2.55 tonnes compare
219 Guam 0 tonnes compare
219 Palestine 0 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Greenland

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6593 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3418 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Greenland?: Emissions of air pollutants in Greenland was 12.54 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 12.62 tonnes in 2013.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1625 tonnes in 1750.
How does Greenland rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Greenland ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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