Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Greenland
Greenland: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 1.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Greenland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 1.11 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Greenland peaked at 1.11 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Greenland 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.9 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 1000 ha | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 1.08 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.11 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 325.62 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.11 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 499 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8889 1000 ha | 0.8 1000 ha | 0.9 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.04 1000 ha | 0.9 1000 ha | 1.11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 1000 ha | 1.11 1000 ha | 1.11 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)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3,871 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 544.27 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Greenland?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Greenland was 1.11 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Greenland rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Greenland ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — 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.