Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Greenland
Greenland: Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP was 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Greenland, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Greenland is 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Greenland peaked at 0.4915 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Greenland ranks 2nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP in Greenland, year by year
| Year | hectares per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4915 hectares per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.3862 hectares per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3221 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2438 hectares per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2011 hectares per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1618 hectares per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1419 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1211 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1978 | 0.096 hectares per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0812 hectares per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0718 hectares per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0784 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0849 hectares per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0821 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0901 hectares per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0828 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0567 hectares per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0434 hectares per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1988 | 0.038 hectares per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0367 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0335 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0336 hectares per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0329 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 hectares per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.034 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0283 hectares per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 hectares per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0383 hectares per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0363 hectares per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 hectares per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0378 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0351 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0263 hectares per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0225 hectares per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0222 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0204 hectares per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0182 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0162 hectares per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0153 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 hectares per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 hectares per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0144 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0152 hectares per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0144 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 hectares per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 hectares per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 hectares per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.013 hectares per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 544.4× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP, 186.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2247 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0812 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.4915 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0665 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0901 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0338 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0283 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0134 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 hectares per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 1 Central African Republic 0.0244 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Mauritania 0.0096 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Niger 0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP 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 land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Greenland?
- Land area in hectares, per unit of gdp in Greenland was 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4915 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares, per unit of gdp recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Greenland rank for land area in hectares, per unit of gdp?
- Greenland ranks 2nd out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in hectares, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area in hectares ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Land area in hectares Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Land area in hectares divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.