Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Greenland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.0043 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.007 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 1000 ha per person, in 2004.
Greenland ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Greenland?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Greenland was 0.0043 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 1000 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural 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.