Country area — Area in Greenland
Greenland: Country area — Area was 41,045 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Greenland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Greenland stood at 41,045 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Greenland peaked at 41,045 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34,170 1000 ha, in 1961.
Greenland ranks 64th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,232 1000 ha | 34,170 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 41,045 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Greenland
- Aquaculture production 30 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 243.11 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 331,315 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 331,285 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Greenland?
- Country area — area in Greenland was 41,045 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 41,045 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,170 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for country area — area?
- Greenland ranks 64th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.