Share of land area that is protected in Greenland
Greenland: Share of land area that is protected was 41.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Greenland, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 41.9% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Greenland peaked at 41.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2019.
Greenland ranks 10th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.2% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.1% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 46.03 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.8 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 482.24 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 77.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 68.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Greenland?
- Share of land area that is protected in Greenland was 41.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2019.
- How does Greenland rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Greenland ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.