Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0882 units per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland, 1965–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland stood at 0.0882 units per person.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.6338 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 units per person, in 1969.
That places Greenland 114th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0148 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0143 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0134 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0129 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0336 units per person | +160.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0331 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0323 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0315 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0942 units per person | +198.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1097 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1213 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1446 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1681 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1904 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1981 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2082 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2123 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2233 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2317 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2486 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2723 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2875 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2995 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2987 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3022 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3049 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.318 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3329 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3512 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3777 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4172 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4451 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4566 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.466 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4295 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4476 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4449 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4416 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5647 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6338 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4095 units per person | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4051 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3913 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.386 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3497 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3329 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3187 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3055 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2851 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.165 units per person | -42.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1439 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1269 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1127 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0882 units per person | -21.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0882 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 37% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0882 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1843 units per person, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +198.9% | 0.0315 units per person | 0.0942 units per person |
| 1970 | +160.3% | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0336 units per person |
| 2017 | -42.1% | 0.2851 units per person | 0.165 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.08 units per person | 0.0315 units per person | 0.1681 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2372 units per person | 0.1904 units per person | 0.2995 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3604 units per person | 0.2987 units per person | 0.4566 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4634 units per person | 0.3913 units per person | 0.6338 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2682 units per person | 0.1269 units per person | 0.386 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1004 units per person | 0.0882 units per person | 0.1127 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 111 Romania 0.0904 units per person compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0902 units per person compare
- 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0884 units per person compare
- 115 Chile 0.0879 units per person compare
- 116 Bulgaria 0.0857 units per person compare
- 117 Venezuela 0.0851 units per person compare
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- 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)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate -16.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland?
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita in Greenland was 0.0882 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6338 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 1969.
- How does Greenland rank for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 114th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. 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 Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Landline phone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Landline phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.