Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greenland
Greenland: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greenland, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland is 1.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland peaked at 1.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 146th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2% | — |
| 1992 | -0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | +50.0% |
| 1994 | -1.1% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | -1.4% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | -1.6% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | -1.9% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | -2.3% | +18.2% |
| 1999 | -2.6% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | -3.3% | +26.7% |
| 2001 | -3.0% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | -3.2% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -86.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +200.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 25% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -16.7%. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +200.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.3% | -2.6% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -3.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 701.81 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland was 1.2% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Greenland ranks 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.