Grassland — Area from MODIS in Greenland
Greenland: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 11,496 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Greenland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Greenland stood at 11,496 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Greenland peaked at 12,260 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,995 1000 ha, in 2023.
Greenland ranks 40th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9,841 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 11,111 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 11,508 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 11,459 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11,318 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10,986 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 11,152 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11,372 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11,436 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 11,816 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 12,082 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 12,260 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11,972 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 11,795 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 11,630 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11,829 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11,418 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 10,859 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 11,400 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 11,615 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11,700 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11,469 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 8,995 1000 ha | -21.6% |
| 2024 | 11,496 1000 ha | +27.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 11,496 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 39.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 11,496 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,415 1000 ha, 8.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Area from MODIS in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +27.8% | 8,995 1000 ha | 11,496 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,131 1000 ha | 9,841 1000 ha | 11,508 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,706 1000 ha | 10,859 1000 ha | 12,260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,055 1000 ha | 8,995 1000 ha | 11,700 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.82 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 41,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Greenland?
- Grassland — area from modis in Greenland was 11,496 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,260 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,995 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Greenland ranks 40th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.