How does Greenland rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Greenland ranks 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greenland data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greenland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.59 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.59 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

195th

of 209 countries

All-time high

0.7 percent

in 1993

All-time low

0.58 percent

in 1997

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland stood at 0.59 percent.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland peaked at 0.7 percent in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.58 percent, in 1997.

That places Greenland 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	0.69 percent	—
1962	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1963	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1964	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1965	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1966	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1967	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1968	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1969	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1970	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1971	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1972	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1973	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1974	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1975	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1976	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1977	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1978	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1979	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1980	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1981	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1982	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1983	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1984	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1985	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1986	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1987	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1988	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1989	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1990	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1991	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1992	0.69 percent	+0.0%
1993	0.7 percent	+1.4%
1994	0.7 percent	+0.0%
1995	0.7 percent	+0.0%
1996	0.7 percent	+0.0%
1997	0.58 percent	-17.1%
1998	0.58 percent	+0.0%
1999	0.58 percent	+0.0%
2000	0.58 percent	+0.0%
2001	0.58 percent	+0.0%
2002	0.59 percent	+1.7%
2003	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2004	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2005	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2006	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2007	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2008	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2009	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2010	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2011	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2012	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2013	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2014	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2015	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2016	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2017	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2018	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2019	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2020	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2021	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2022	0.59 percent	+0.0%
2023	0.59 percent	+0.0%

Greenland compared with similar countries

Greenland's 0.59 percent is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 percent, 6% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Greenland's 0.59 percent is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 percent, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	9
1970s	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	10
1980s	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	0.69 percent	10
1990s	0.661 percent	0.58 percent	0.7 percent	10
2000s	0.588 percent	0.58 percent	0.59 percent	10
2010s	0.59 percent	0.59 percent	0.59 percent	10
2020s	0.59 percent	0.59 percent	0.59 percent	4

Countries ranked near Greenland

192 Myanmar 0.74 percent compare
193 Brunei 0.65 percent compare
194 Saint Lucia 0.61 percent compare
196 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
197 Norway 0.48 percent compare
198 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Greenland

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.3% (2024)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland was 0.59 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 0.7 percent in 1993.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.58 percent in 1997.
How does Greenland rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Greenland ranks 195th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
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: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).