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

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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.