Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland

Greenland: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 7.22 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7.22 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
10.14 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
6.11 sq. km per person
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland, 1961–2023

02.557.510196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 7.22 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland peaked at 10.14 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6.11 sq. km 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 square kilometers, per capita in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 10.14 sq. km per person
1962 9.76 sq. km per person -3.7%
1963 9.39 sq. km per person -3.8%
1964 9.09 sq. km per person -3.2%
1965 8.72 sq. km per person -4.1%
1966 8.44 sq. km per person -3.2%
1967 8.16 sq. km per person -3.3%
1968 7.87 sq. km per person -3.5%
1969 7.61 sq. km per person -3.3%
1970 7.36 sq. km per person -3.2%
1971 7.24 sq. km per person -1.7%
1972 7.07 sq. km per person -2.3%
1973 6.97 sq. km per person -1.4%
1974 6.9 sq. km per person -1.0%
1975 6.89 sq. km per person -0.2%
1976 6.88 sq. km per person -0.2%
1977 6.92 sq. km per person +0.6%
1978 6.95 sq. km per person +0.4%
1979 6.89 sq. km per person -0.8%
1980 6.81 sq. km per person -1.2%
1981 6.7 sq. km per person -1.6%
1982 6.63 sq. km per person -1.0%
1983 6.56 sq. km per person -1.2%
1984 6.48 sq. km per person -1.1%
1985 6.42 sq. km per person -0.9%
1986 6.39 sq. km per person -0.6%
1987 6.32 sq. km per person -1.1%
1988 6.24 sq. km per person -1.3%
1989 6.18 sq. km per person -0.9%
1990 6.15 sq. km per person -0.5%
1991 6.16 sq. km per person +0.2%
1992 6.18 sq. km per person +0.4%
1993 6.19 sq. km per person +0.2%
1994 6.16 sq. km per person -0.5%
1995 6.12 sq. km per person -0.5%
1996 6.11 sq. km per person -0.2%
1997 7.33 sq. km per person +19.9%
1998 7.32 sq. km per person -0.2%
1999 7.32 sq. km per person +0.0%
2000 7.31 sq. km per person -0.2%
2001 7.28 sq. km per person -0.3%
2002 7.25 sq. km per person -0.4%
2003 7.23 sq. km per person -0.3%
2004 7.21 sq. km per person -0.3%
2005 7.21 sq. km per person -0.1%
2006 7.23 sq. km per person +0.3%
2007 7.26 sq. km per person +0.4%
2008 7.29 sq. km per person +0.4%
2009 7.29 sq. km per person +0.0%
2010 7.26 sq. km per person -0.4%
2011 7.21 sq. km per person -0.6%
2012 7.22 sq. km per person +0.1%
2013 7.27 sq. km per person +0.6%
2014 7.29 sq. km per person +0.3%
2015 7.31 sq. km per person +0.3%
2016 7.31 sq. km per person -0.1%
2017 7.31 sq. km per person +0.0%
2018 7.33 sq. km per person +0.3%
2019 7.3 sq. km per person -0.4%
2020 7.28 sq. km per person -0.3%
2021 7.24 sq. km per person -0.5%
2022 7.24 sq. km per person -0.0%
2023 7.22 sq. km per person -0.4%

Greenland compared with similar countries

  • Greenland's 7.22 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 1050.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Greenland's 7.22 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0117 sq. km per person, 616.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.8 sq. km per person 7.61 sq. km per person 10.14 sq. km per person 9
1970s 7.01 sq. km per person 6.88 sq. km per person 7.36 sq. km per person 10
1980s 6.47 sq. km per person 6.18 sq. km per person 6.81 sq. km per person 10
1990s 6.5 sq. km per person 6.11 sq. km per person 7.33 sq. km per person 10
2000s 7.26 sq. km per person 7.21 sq. km per person 7.31 sq. km per person 10
2010s 7.28 sq. km per person 7.21 sq. km per person 7.33 sq. km per person 10
2020s 7.25 sq. km per person 7.22 sq. km per person 7.28 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
  3. 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Greenland was 7.22 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 10.14 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.11 sq. km per person in 1996.
How does Greenland rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Greenland ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, 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 square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.