Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland
Greenland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 220 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland stood at 220 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland peaked at 220 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 220 hectares, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 177th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 220 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3418 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greenland was 220 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 220 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 hectares in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Greenland ranks 177th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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