Land area in hectares in Greenland
Greenland: Land area in hectares was 41.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area in hectares in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Greenland is 41.05 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Greenland peaked at 41.05 million hectares in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.17 million hectares, in 1961.
Greenland ranks 58th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.23 million hectares | 34.17 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 41.05 million hectares | 4 |
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More reference data data for Greenland
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 57.7% (2024)
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese 60.4% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Greenland?
- Land area in hectares in Greenland was 41.05 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.05 million hectares in 1997.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.17 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Greenland rank for land area in hectares?
- Greenland ranks 58th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.