Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Greenland
Greenland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 0.59 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Greenland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Greenland stood at 0.59 %.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Greenland peaked at 0.7 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.58 %, in 1997.
Greenland ranks 207th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 0.69 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.661 % | 0.58 % | 0.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.588 % | 0.58 % | 0.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.59 % | 0.59 % | 0.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.59 % | 0.59 % | 0.59 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 204 Myanmar 0.73 % compare
- 205 Brunei Darussalam 0.65 % compare
- 206 Saint Lucia 0.61 % compare
- 208 Republic of Korea 0.57 % compare
- 209 Norway 0.48 % compare
- 210 French Polynesia 0.44 % compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Aquaculture production 30 metric tons (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 243.11 1000 ha (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)
- Total fisheries production 331,315 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 331,285 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Greenland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Greenland was 0.59 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 % in 1997.
- How does Greenland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Greenland ranks 207th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in 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.