Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Greenland
Greenland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 100 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Greenland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Greenland stood at 100 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Greenland peaked at 100 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100 %, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More environment data for Greenland
- Capture fisheries production 331,285 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)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Total fisheries production 331,315 metric tons (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)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 81.98 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Greenland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Greenland was 100 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 % in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Greenland ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.