Reservoir maximum water area in Greenland

Greenland: Reservoir maximum water area was 4.08 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
4.08 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
129th
of 235 countries
All-time high
4.09 kmsq
in 2021
All-time low
2.89 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Greenland, 2000–2022

012342000201120222000: 2.9 kmsq2001: 3.5 kmsq2002: 3.5 kmsq2003: 3.6 kmsq2004: 3.5 kmsq2005: 3.5 kmsq2006: 3.4 kmsq2007: 3.5 kmsq2008: 3.4 kmsq2009: 3.7 kmsq2010: 3.8 kmsq2011: 3.9 kmsq2012: 3.9 kmsq2013: 4 kmsq2014: 4 kmsq2015: 4 kmsq2016: 4 kmsq2017: 4.1 kmsq2018: 4.1 kmsq2019: 4.1 kmsq2020: 4.1 kmsq2021: 4.1 kmsq2022: 4.1 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Greenland is 4.08 kmsq, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Greenland peaked at 4.09 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.89 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Greenland 129th out of 235 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.45 kmsq 2.89 kmsq 3.7 kmsq 10
2010s 4 kmsq 3.78 kmsq 4.09 kmsq 10
2020s 4.09 kmsq 4.08 kmsq 4.09 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 126 Singapore 6.23 kmsq compare
  2. 127 Fiji 5.28 kmsq compare
  3. 128 Cyprus 5.16 kmsq compare
  4. 130 Libya 3.61 kmsq compare
  5. 131 Rwanda 3.34 kmsq compare
  6. 132 Benin 3.1 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

More environment data for Greenland

All data for Greenland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Greenland?
Reservoir maximum water area in Greenland was 4.08 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 4.09 kmsq in 2021.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.89 kmsq in 2000.
How does Greenland rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Greenland ranks 129th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Reservoir maximum water area in Greenland. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/reservoir-maximum-water-area-square-kilometres/greenland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/reservoir-maximum-water-area-square-kilometres/greenland/">Reservoir maximum water area in Greenland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed