Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland
Greenland: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 4.22 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
4.22
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 207 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 2015
All-time low
2.46
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland stood at 4.22.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland peaked at 5.63 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 16th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.55 | 2.46 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 4.39 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 4.11 | 4.22 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 13 Estonia 4.45 compare
- 14 Armenia 4.43 compare
- 15 Macau, China 4.35 compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 3.49 compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.41 compare
- 19 Uganda 3.28 compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 5.41 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Global precipitation anomaly 46.03 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Greenland was 4.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Greenland ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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