Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Greenland
Greenland: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.59 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 194th out of 208 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.
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
- 191 Myanmar 0.74 percent compare
- 192 Brunei 0.65 percent compare
- 193 Saint Lucia 0.61 percent compare
- 195 South Korea 0.57 percent compare
- 196 Norway 0.48 percent compare
- 197 French Polynesia 0.45 percent compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
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 194th out of 208 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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About this data
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).