What is the highest goal 15: life on land recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2020.

What is the lowest goal 15: life on land recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023.

How does Greenland rank for goal 15: life on land?

Greenland ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is goal 15: life on land rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Greenland data come from?

The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

GOAL 15: Life on Land in Greenland

Name: GOAL 15: Life on Land in Greenland
Creator: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: GOAL 15: Life on Land was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.5 5 year moving average

Change on year

down 19.1%

World rank

185th

of 214 countries

All-time high

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2020

All-time low

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Years of data

2004–2023

GOAL 15: Life on Land in Greenland, 2004–2023

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 15: life on land in Greenland stood at 0.5 5 year moving average. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 15: life on land in Greenland peaked at 0.75 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2023.

That places Greenland 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.6558 5 year moving average	0.6 5 year moving average	0.667 5 year moving average	6
2010s	0.6554 5 year moving average	0.625 5 year moving average	0.714 5 year moving average	10
2020s	0.617 5 year moving average	0.5 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	4

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See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Greenland

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
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)
Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is goal 15: life on land in Greenland?: Goal 15: life on land in Greenland was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 15: life on land recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2020.
What is the lowest goal 15: life on land recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023.
How does Greenland rank for goal 15: life on land?: Greenland ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 15: life on land rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database