Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland
Greenland: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5923 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.6983 hectares per square kilometre
in 1996
All-time low
0.582 hectares per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland is 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland peaked at 0.6983 hectares per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.582 hectares per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Greenland 185th out of 197 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.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6886 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6895 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6904 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6913 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6921 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.693 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6939 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6948 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6956 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6965 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6974 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6983 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.582 hectares per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5828 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5835 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5842 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.585 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5857 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5864 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5872 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5879 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5886 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5894 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5901 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5908 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5915 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.593 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5922 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5922 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.66 hectares per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.31 hectares per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6891 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6877 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6921 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6618 hectares per square kilometre | 0.582 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6983 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5875 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5842 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5908 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5915 hectares per square kilometre | 0.593 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 182 Myanmar 0.7354 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 183 Brunei 0.6452 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 184 Saint Lucia 0.6066 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 186 South Korea 0.5738 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 187 Norway 0.4832 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 188 French Polynesia 0.4509 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Greenland was 0.5923 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6983 hectares per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.582 hectares per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Greenland rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Greenland ranks 185th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.