Land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Land area in hectares, per capita was 721.8 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland is 721.8 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland peaked at 1,014 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 611.27 hectares per person, in 1996.
Greenland ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,014 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 976.29 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 938.74 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 908.78 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 871.68 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 843.7 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 815.51 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 787.33 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 761.02 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 736.42 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 723.94 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 707.45 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 697.35 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 690.3 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 688.91 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 687.52 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 691.7 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 694.51 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 688.91 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 680.68 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 670 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 663.5 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 655.85 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 648.39 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 642.29 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 638.69 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 631.61 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 623.54 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 617.9 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 614.57 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 615.68 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 617.9 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 619.02 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 615.68 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 612.37 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 611.27 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 732.95 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 731.64 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 731.64 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 730.53 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 728.02 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 725.24 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 723.25 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 721.38 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 720.91 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 722.94 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 725.75 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 728.68 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 728.74 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 726.02 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 721.48 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 722.5 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 726.68 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 729.11 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 731.46 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 730.52 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 730.7 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 732.65 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 730.01 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 728.17 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 724.5 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 724.4 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 721.8 hectares per person | -0.4% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 721.8 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.687 hectares per person, 1050.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 721.8 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17 hectares per person, 616.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 879.67 hectares per person | 761.02 hectares per person | 1,014 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 700.7 hectares per person | 687.52 hectares per person | 736.42 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 647.24 hectares per person | 617.9 hectares per person | 680.68 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 650.27 hectares per person | 611.27 hectares per person | 732.95 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 725.54 hectares per person | 720.91 hectares per person | 730.53 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 728.11 hectares per person | 721.48 hectares per person | 732.65 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 724.72 hectares per person | 721.8 hectares per person | 728.17 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
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 land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland?
- Land area in hectares, per capita in Greenland was 721.8 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,014 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 611.27 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for land area in hectares, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.