Planted Forest — Area in Greenland
Greenland: Planted Forest — Area was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Greenland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Greenland stood at 0.22 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Greenland peaked at 0.22 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Greenland 199th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Planted Forest — Area in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.22 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.22 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.22 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 6 |
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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.82 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Greenland?
- Planted forest — area in Greenland was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for planted forest — area?
- Greenland ranks 199th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Planted Forest — 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.