Australia vs Greenland: Land area — Area, per capita

Australia
0.0283 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Greenland
0.7222 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Greenland rank
1st

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0283 1000 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.6939 1000 ha per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 25.5 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries.

Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Greenland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0677 1000 ha per person 0.8797 1000 ha per person 0.812 1000 ha per person Greenland
1970s 0.0563 1000 ha per person 0.7007 1000 ha per person 0.6444 1000 ha per person Greenland
1980s 0.049 1000 ha per person 0.6472 1000 ha per person 0.5983 1000 ha per person Greenland
1990s 0.0429 1000 ha per person 0.6503 1000 ha per person 0.6074 1000 ha per person Greenland
2000s 0.0381 1000 ha per person 0.7255 1000 ha per person 0.6874 1000 ha per person Greenland
2010s 0.0325 1000 ha per person 0.7281 1000 ha per person 0.6956 1000 ha per person Greenland
2020s 0.0293 1000 ha per person 0.7242 1000 ha per person 0.6949 1000 ha per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Australia or Greenland?
Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0283 1000 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Australia and Greenland?
0.6939 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for land area — area, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.