Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland
Greenland: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 29.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland stood at 29.67. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland peaked at 29.67 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.08, in 2000.
That places Greenland 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.13 | 26.08 | 26.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.33 | 26.31 | 29.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.67 | 29.67 | 29.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 119 Grenada 30.21 compare
- 120 Bahamas 30.2 compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 29.95 compare
- 123 Chile 28.46 compare
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.33 compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 26.25 compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.39 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.3 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 17 t (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 51 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11,211 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland was 29.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.67 in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.08 in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Greenland ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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