Land area in Greenland
Greenland: Land area was 41,045 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
41,045 ha th
World rank
52nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
41,045 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
41,045 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Greenland, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 41,045 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Greenland peaked at 41,045 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41,045 ha th, in 1990.
That places Greenland 52nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 41,045 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 49 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 10 ha th compare
- 49 Morocco 44,630 ha th compare
- 50 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 9 ha th compare
- 50 Uzbekistan, Republic of 44,065 ha th compare
- 51 Iraq 43,413 ha th compare
- 51 Tokelau 1 ha th compare
- 53 Sweden 40,727 ha th compare
- 54 Paraguay 39,601 ha th compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 38,685 ha th compare
More development goals data for Greenland
- Red List Index 0.8798 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,218 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 349,146 tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 6.89 ratio (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 6.25 tonnes (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 3 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Greenland?
- Land area in Greenland was 41,045 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 41,045 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,045 ha th in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for land area?
- Greenland ranks 52nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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