Other land — Area in Greenland
Greenland: Other land — Area was 40,802 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Greenland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 40,802 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Greenland peaked at 40,806 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 33,931 1000 ha, in 1996.
That places Greenland 25th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,994 1000 ha | 33,931 1000 ha | 40,806 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,804 1000 ha | 40,802 1000 ha | 40,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,802 1000 ha | 40,801 1000 ha | 40,802 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,802 1000 ha | 40,802 1000 ha | 40,802 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Capture fisheries production 331,285 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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 22 t (2024)
- Total fisheries production 331,315 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Greenland?
- Other land — area in Greenland was 40,802 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 40,806 1000 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,931 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for other land — area?
- Greenland ranks 25th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — 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 Other land — 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.