Forest area in Greenland
Greenland: Forest area was 0.22 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.22 ha th
World rank
226th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.22 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
0.22 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Greenland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Greenland stood at 0.22 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Greenland peaked at 0.22 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 ha th, in 1990.
That places Greenland 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 0.22 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 223 Guernsey 0.47 ha th compare
- 223 Malta 0.47 ha th compare
- 225 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3 ha th compare
- 227 Saint Barthélemy 0.17 ha th compare
- 228 Faroe Islands 0.08 ha th compare
- 229 Curaçao 0.07 ha th compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 701.81 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 81.98 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 77.55 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 544.27 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Greenland?
- Forest area in Greenland was 0.22 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 ha th in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for forest area?
- Greenland ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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