Greenland's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) was 77.04% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.25 percentage points from 65.79% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 77.04% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 75.29% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 65.79% | 2011 |
| Highest | 94.38% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 31.2% | 2004 |
| Average since 2012 | 73.33% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 94.38% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Greenland's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) rose 2.71 percentage points on 2020 (from 74.33% to 77.04%).
Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 16.91 percentage points in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 41.69 percentage points in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.64 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Greenland had the 34th highest value of the 204 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 77.04% | 2021 |
| World | 27.84% | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 34.37% | 2021 |
| High income | 26.66% | 2021 |
Closest to Greenland in the 2021 ranking
- Afghanistan — 30th of 204: 78.23%
- Kenya — 31st of 204: 78.08%
- Brazil — 32nd of 204: 77.38%
- Colombia — 34th of 204: 76.2%
- Sierra Leone — 35th of 204: 75.28%
- Croatia — 36th of 204: 69.88%
What this measures
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 77.04 |
| 2020 | 74.33 |
| 2019 | 74.96 |
| 2018 | 72.56 |
| 2017 | 71.25 |
| 2016 | 75.29 |
| 2015 | 75.33 |
| 2014 | 73.91 |
| 2013 | 72.93 |
| 2012 | 65.66 |
| 2011 |
Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) in nearby economies
- Andorra — 93.34% (2021)
- Armenia — 30.04% (2021)
- Austria — 79.91% (2021)
- Azerbaijan — 5.8% (2021)
- Belarus — 3.15% (2021)
- Belgium — 23.54% (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 39.34% (2021)
- Bulgaria — 22.19% (2021)
- Croatia — 69.88% (2021)
More environment data for Greenland
- Rural population — 6,494 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 11.43% (2025)
- Urban population — 50,337 (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 88.57% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 30 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 331,285 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 331,315 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — -2.21% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 0.28% (2025)
- Agricultural land (sq. km) — 2,431 (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Greenland's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)?
- 77.04% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 17.33 percentage points from 94.38% in 2000. The highest value was 94.38% in 2000 and the lowest 31.2% in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank?
- 34th highest of 204 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) unusual for Greenland?
- In 2021, Greenland's renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) rose 2.71 percentage points on 2020 (from 74.33% to 77.04%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was −1 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.49 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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