Greenland vs Iceland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita

Greenland
0.0428 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Iceland
0.0393 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Greenland rank
8th
Iceland rank
9th

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita over time

  • Greenland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.0428 Square kilometres per person against 0.0393 Square kilometres per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0035 Square kilometres per person.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Greenland ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0605 Square kilometres per person 0.1044 Square kilometres per person 0.0439 Square kilometres per person Iceland
1970s 0.0482 Square kilometres per person 0.085 Square kilometres per person 0.0368 Square kilometres per person Iceland
1980s 0.0446 Square kilometres per person 0.0736 Square kilometres per person 0.029 Square kilometres per person Iceland
1990s 0.0428 Square kilometres per person 0.0663 Square kilometres per person 0.0235 Square kilometres per person Iceland
2000s 0.0426 Square kilometres per person 0.0589 Square kilometres per person 0.0163 Square kilometres per person Iceland
2010s 0.0431 Square kilometres per person 0.0526 Square kilometres per person 0.0095 Square kilometres per person Iceland
2020s 0.0429 Square kilometres per person 0.045 Square kilometres per person 0.0021 Square kilometres per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita, Greenland or Iceland?
Greenland, at 0.0428 Square kilometres per person against 0.0393 Square kilometres per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita between Greenland and Iceland?
0.0035 Square kilometres per person, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Iceland rank globally for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
Greenland ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita
Unit
Square kilometres per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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