Savissivik Facts

Area7.6 km²
Population62
Male Population36 (57.6%)
Female Population26 (42.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2015)+44.2%
Population change (2000 to 2015)-17.3%
Median Age31.7 years (Male: 36.7, Female: 20)
Local Time
TimezoneAtlantic Daylight Time
Lat & Lng76.01972, -65.11494

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Savissivik Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data1975199020002015
Population43817562
Population Density5.7 / km²10.7 / km²9.9 / km²8.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 17.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Savissivik+44.2%-23.5%-17.3%
Qaasuitsup-58.8%-14%-7.8%
Greenland-6.7%+16.2%+0.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Median Age

Median Age: 31.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Savissivik31.7 yrs20 yrs36.7 yrs
Qaasuitsup32.9 yrs31 yrs34.6 yrs
Greenland33.6 yrs32.1 yrs35 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Savissivik Population Density

Population Density: 8.2 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Savissivik627.6 km²8.2 / km²
Qaasuitsup12,104576,067.4 km²0 / km²
Greenland34,4832,165,628.3 km²0 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Savissivik Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 to 2015

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Savissivik CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Savissivik879 tn14.18 tn116.3 tons/km²
Qaasuitsup290,830 tn24.03 tn0.5 tons/km²
Greenland813,754 tn23.6 tn0.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Savissivik CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)879 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita14.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)116.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/10/1711:07 PM4.254.4 km11,470 m167km SSE of Qaanaaq, Greenlandusgs.gov
1/4/812:47 PM4.481.7 km33,000 mwestern Greenlandusgs.gov

Savissivik

Savissivik (West Greenlandic; old spelling: Savigsivik) or Havighivik (Polar Eskimo) (IATA: SVR) is a settlement in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northern Greenland. Located on the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 66 inhabitants i..

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