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 163rd out of 240 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.

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Greenland

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

Greenland: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 83.15 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

83.15 1000 ha

Change on year

up 55.7%

World rank

163rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

83.15 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

32.85 1000 ha

in 2017

Years of data

2001–2024

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 163rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

160 Guadeloupe 97.14 1000 ha compare
161 Sao Tome and Principe 94.69 1000 ha compare
162 Mauritius 89.97 1000 ha compare
164 Dominica 69.95 1000 ha compare
165 China, Hong Kong SAR 66.41 1000 ha compare
166 Martinique 56.36 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Greenland

Capture fisheries production 331,285 metric tons (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)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 22 t (2024)
Total fisheries production 331,315 metric tons (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)

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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 163rd out of 240 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

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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.