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 59th out of 238 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.

Land area in hectares in Greenland

Name: Land area in hectares 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: Land area in hectares was 41.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

41.05 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

59th

of 238 countries

All-time high

41.05 million hectares

in 1997

All-time low

34.17 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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 59th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Land area in hectares in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Land area in hectares in Greenland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	34.17 million hectares	—
1962	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	34.17 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	41.05 million hectares	+20.1%
1998	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2012	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2013	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2014	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2015	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2016	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2017	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2018	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2019	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2020	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2021	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2022	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%
2023	41.05 million hectares	+0.0%

Greenland compared with similar countries

Greenland's 41.05 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million hectares, 13.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Greenland's 41.05 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.98 million hectares, 5.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Greenland

56 Morocco 44.63 million hectares compare
57 Uzbekistan 44.06 million hectares compare
58 Iraq 43.41 million hectares compare
60 Sweden 40.73 million hectares compare
61 Paraguay 39.60 million hectares compare
62 Zimbabwe 38.69 million hectares compare

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Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)

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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 59th out of 238 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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Indicator: Land area in hectares
Unit: hectares
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: 239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.