Urban area long term, per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0005 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Greenland, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Greenland is 0.0005 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.0005 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1960.
That places Greenland 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.0005 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 2.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.0005 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 5 Botswana 0.0007 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0007 units per person compare
- 7 Andorra 0.0006 units per person compare
- 9 Brunei 0.0005 units per person compare
- 10 Luxembourg 0.0005 units per person compare
- 11 New Zealand 0.0005 units per person compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- 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 (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -1.66 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in Greenland?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Greenland was 0.0005 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.