Greenland vs Indonesia: Breakdown of habitable land area
Greenland
1.54 million hectares
in 2019
Indonesia
2.08 million hectares
in 2019
Greenland rank
19th
Indonesia rank
17th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Greenland
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.08 million hectares against 1.54 million hectares in Greenland, a difference of 545,010 hectares.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Greenland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 19th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 235 countries.
Indonesia 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 2.08 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 Indonesia?
- 545,010 hectares, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Indonesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Greenland and Indonesia rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Greenland ranks 19th and Indonesia ranks 17th 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.