Infrastructure — Greenland
Transport, communications, and energy.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Infrastructure at a glance
Transport, communications, and energy. Key figure for Greenland: 15
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Transportation
- Airports - total
15
- Airports with Paved Runways
10
- Ports and Terminals
Aasiaat (Egedesminde), Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Kangerlussuaq, Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk (Godthab), Qaqortoq (Julianehab), Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Tasiilaq
Communications
- Telephones
22,000
- Cell Phones
66,400
- Internet Users
52,000
- Internet Country Code
.gl
- Internet Hosts
15,668
- Broadcast Media
- The Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters
- a few private local TV and radio stations
- Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available
- Telephone System
- General assessment: Adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables and microwave radio relay;
- Microwave radio relay and satellite International: Country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean))
Energy
- Electricity Consumption- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
285,600,000
- Electricity Production- Kilowatt Hours (kWh)
310,300,000
- Oil Consumption- Barrels Per Day (bbl/day)
3,897
