Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Greenland
Greenland: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 83.15 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Greenland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Greenland stood at 83.15 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.7% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Greenland peaked at 83.15 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.85 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Greenland 149th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 61.14 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 44.7 1000 ha | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 37.14 1000 ha | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 33.28 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 35.81 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 51.28 1000 ha | +43.2% |
| 2008 | 55.32 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 46.74 1000 ha | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 38.82 1000 ha | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 35.14 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 45.58 1000 ha | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 47.69 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 48.67 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 36.01 1000 ha | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 33.74 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 32.85 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 35.31 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 38.55 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 41.98 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 40.45 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 48.83 1000 ha | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 53.41 1000 ha | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 83.15 1000 ha | +55.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 83.15 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 18% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 83.15 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5 1000 ha | 33.28 1000 ha | 62.1 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.24 1000 ha | 32.85 1000 ha | 48.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.56 1000 ha | 40.45 1000 ha | 83.15 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 146 Guadeloupe 97.14 1000 ha compare
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 94.69 1000 ha compare
- 148 Mauritius 89.97 1000 ha compare
- 150 Dominica 69.95 1000 ha compare
- 151 China, Hong Kong SAR 66.41 1000 ha compare
- 152 Martinique 56.36 1000 ha compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Greenland?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Greenland was 83.15 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.15 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.85 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Greenland rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Greenland ranks 149th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.