Greenland vs Mongolia: Breakdown of habitable land area

Greenland

1.54 million hectares

in 2019

Mongolia

1.39 million hectares

in 2019

Greenland rank

19th

Mongolia rank

20th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Greenland currently reports 1.54 million hectares against 1.39 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 145,460 hectares.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Greenland ranks 19th and Mongolia ranks 20th 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.