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.
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
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.5941 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.45 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.206 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2023)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.0012 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 30 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (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.