What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 26,943 1000 ha in 2000.

How does Greenland rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?

Greenland ranks 8th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.

Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc 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 Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Greenland

Name: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Greenland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Greenland: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 26,943 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

26,943 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 224 countries

All-time high

26,943 1000 ha

in 2018

All-time low

26,943 1000 ha

in 2000

Years of data

1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Greenland, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Greenland is 26,943 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Greenland peaked at 26,943 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,943 1000 ha, in 2000.

That places Greenland 8th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Greenland, 1992 to 2022.
Year	1000 ha	Change
1992	26,943 1000 ha	—
1993	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1994	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1995	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1996	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1997	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1998	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
1999	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2000	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2001	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2002	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2003	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2004	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2005	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2006	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2007	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2008	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2009	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2010	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2011	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2012	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2013	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2014	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2015	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2016	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2017	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2018	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2019	26,943 1000 ha	-0.0%
2020	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2021	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%
2022	26,943 1000 ha	+0.0%

Greenland compared with similar countries

Greenland's 26,943 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.23 1000 ha, 8341.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Greenland's 26,943 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.1 1000 ha, 2056.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	8
2000s	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	10
2010s	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	10
2020s	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	26,943 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Greenland

5 Kazakhstan 63,167 1000 ha compare
5 Türkiye 3,138 1000 ha compare
6 Argentina 47,600 1000 ha compare
6 Syrian Arab Republic 952.51 1000 ha compare
7 Mongolia 35,459 1000 ha compare
7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 566.69 1000 ha compare
8 Melanesia 548.93 1000 ha compare
9 China 25,339 1000 ha compare
9 United Republic of Tanzania 93.39 1000 ha compare
10 China, mainland 25,334 1000 ha compare
10 Polynesia 24.25 1000 ha compare
11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.02 1000 ha compare
11 Niger 15,018 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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)
Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3,871 million SLC (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 544.27 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Greenland?: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Greenland was 26,943 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 26,943 1000 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 26,943 1000 ha in 2000.
How does Greenland rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?: Greenland ranks 8th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc 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 Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.