Australia vs Greenland: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita

Australia
0.2885 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Greenland
7.22 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Greenland rank
1st

Land use hidden — Land area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Greenland
0246810196119922023

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 7.22 Square kilometres per person against 0.2885 Square kilometres per person in Australia, a difference of 6.93 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 25.0 times Australia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 181 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 0.6765 Square kilometres per person 8.8 Square kilometres per person 8.12 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1970s 0.5631 Square kilometres per person 7.01 Square kilometres per person 6.44 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1980s 0.4896 Square kilometres per person 6.47 Square kilometres per person 5.98 Square kilometres per person Greenland
1990s 0.4288 Square kilometres per person 6.5 Square kilometres per person 6.07 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2000s 0.3812 Square kilometres per person 7.26 Square kilometres per person 6.87 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2010s 0.3255 Square kilometres per person 7.28 Square kilometres per person 6.96 Square kilometres per person Greenland
2020s 0.2959 Square kilometres per person 7.25 Square kilometres per person 6.95 Square kilometres per person Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — land area, per capita, Australia or Greenland?
Greenland, at 7.22 Square kilometres per person against 0.2885 Square kilometres per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — land area, per capita between Australia and Greenland?
6.93 Square kilometres per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greenland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Greenland rank globally for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd and Greenland ranks 1st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,717 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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