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 223rd of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.69 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.58 % | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.59 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.59 % | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.59 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 6% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.59 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.39 %, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 220 Brunei Darussalam 0.65 % compare
- 220 Brunei 0.65 % compare
- 222 Saint Lucia 0.61 % compare
- 224 Republic of Korea 0.57 % compare
- 225 Norway 0.48 % compare
- 226 French Polynesia 0.44 % compare
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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.61 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.11 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.61 % (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 223rd out of 237 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.