What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Greenland and World?

0.7206 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and World?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Greenland vs World: Land area — Area, per capita

Greenland

0.7222 1000 ha per person

in 2024

World

0.0016 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Greenland rank

1st

World rank

2nd

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Greenland
World

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.7206 1000 ha per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 451.7 times World's.

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

Greenland ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	World	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8797 1000 ha per person	0.0039 1000 ha per person	0.8757 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1970s	0.7007 1000 ha per person	0.0033 1000 ha per person	0.6975 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1980s	0.6472 1000 ha per person	0.0027 1000 ha per person	0.6445 1000 ha per person	Greenland
1990s	0.6503 1000 ha per person	0.0023 1000 ha per person	0.648 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2000s	0.7255 1000 ha per person	0.002 1000 ha per person	0.7236 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2010s	0.7281 1000 ha per person	0.0018 1000 ha per person	0.7263 1000 ha per person	Greenland
2020s	0.7242 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.7226 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, Greenland or World?: Greenland, at 0.7222 1000 ha per person against 0.0016 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Greenland and World?: 0.7206 1000 ha per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and World?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greenland and World rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Greenland ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd 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: 14 September 2026

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.