Greenland vs India: Breakdown of habitable land area
Greenland
1.54 million hectares
in 2019
India
1.82 million hectares
in 2019
Greenland rank
19th
India rank
18th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Greenland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.82 million hectares against 1.54 million hectares in Greenland, a difference of 285,590 hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 19th and India ranks 18th of 235 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Greenland or India?
- India, at 1.82 million hectares against 1.54 million hectares in Greenland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Greenland and India?
- 285,590 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Greenland and India rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Greenland ranks 19th and India ranks 18th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.