Country area — Area, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.7222 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Greenland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.7222 1000 ha per person for country area — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Greenland peaked at 1.01 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6113 1000 ha per person, in 1996.
Greenland ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9763 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9387 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9088 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8717 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8437 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8155 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7873 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.761 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7364 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7239 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7075 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6973 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6903 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6889 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6875 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6917 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6945 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6889 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6807 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.67 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6635 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6559 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6484 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6423 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6387 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6316 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6235 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6179 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6146 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6157 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6179 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.619 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6157 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6124 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6113 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7329 1000 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7316 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7316 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7305 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.728 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7252 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7232 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7214 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7209 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7229 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7258 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7287 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7287 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.726 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7215 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7225 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7267 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7291 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7315 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7305 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7307 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7326 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.73 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7282 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7245 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7244 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7218 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7222 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8797 1000 ha per person | 0.761 1000 ha per person | 1.01 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7007 1000 ha per person | 0.6875 1000 ha per person | 0.7364 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6472 1000 ha per person | 0.6179 1000 ha per person | 0.6807 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6503 1000 ha per person | 0.6113 1000 ha per person | 0.7329 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7255 1000 ha per person | 0.7209 1000 ha per person | 0.7305 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7281 1000 ha per person | 0.7215 1000 ha per person | 0.7326 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7242 1000 ha per person | 0.7218 1000 ha per person | 0.7282 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 country area — area, per capita in Greenland?
- Country area — area, per capita in Greenland was 0.7222 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6113 1000 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country 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.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Country 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.