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Agricultural land — Greenland

Agricultural land in Greenland in 2023 — 2,431 km². Ranked 155 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.5%.

2023 2,431 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 155of 209
Period maximum 2,434 km²2012
Period minimum 2,350 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Greenland, 1961–20232,3502,3752,4002,4252,45019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,350 km²1963: 2,350 km²1965: 2,350 km²1967: 2,350 km²1969: 2,350 km²1971: 2,350 km²1973: 2,350 km²1975: 2,350 km²1977: 2,350 km²1979: 2,350 km²1981: 2,350 km²1983: 2,350 km²1985: 2,353 km²1987: 2,359 km²1989: 2,365 km²1991: 2,371 km²1993: 2,377 km²1995: 2,383 km²1997: 2,389 km²1999: 2,395 km²2001: 2,401 km²2003: 2,407 km²2005: 2,413 km²2007: 2,419 km²2009: 2,425 km²2011: 2,431 km²2013: 2,431 km²2015: 2,431 km²2017: 2,431 km²2019: 2,431 km²2021: 2,431 km²2023: 2,431 km²
Change over the period: +81 (+3.45%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greenland

Greenland 2,431 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2,431 +0 +0%
2022 2,431 +0 +0%
2021 2,431 +0 +0%
2020 2,431 +0 +0%
2019 2,431 +0 +0%
2018 2,431 +0 +0%
2017 2,431 +0 +0%
2016 2,431 +0 +0%
2015 2,431 +0 +0.01%
2014 2,431 +0 +0%
2013 2,431 −3 −0.14%
2012 2,434 +3 +0.12%
2011 2,431 +3 +0.12%
2010 2,428 +3 +0.12%
2009 2,425 +3 +0.12%
2008 2,422 +3 +0.12%
2007 2,419 +3 +0.12%
2006 2,416 +3 +0.12%
2005 2,413 +3 +0.12%
2004 2,410 +3 +0.12%
2003 2,407 +3 +0.12%
2002 2,404 +3 +0.12%
2001 2,401 +3 +0.13%
2000 2,398 +3 +0.13%
1999 2,395 +3 +0.13%
1998 2,392 +3 +0.13%
1997 2,389 +3 +0.13%
1996 2,386 +3 +0.13%
1995 2,383 +3 +0.13%
1994 2,380 +3 +0.13%
1993 2,377 +3 +0.13%
1992 2,374 +3 +0.13%
1991 2,371 +3 +0.13%
1990 2,368 +3 +0.13%
1989 2,365 +3 +0.13%
1988 2,362 +3 +0.13%
1987 2,359 +3 +0.13%
1986 2,356 +3 +0.13%
1985 2,353 +3 +0.13%
1984 2,350 +0 +0%
1983 2,350 +0 +0%
1982 2,350 +0 +0%
1981 2,350 +0 +0%
1980 2,350 +0 +0%
1979 2,350 +0 +0%
1978 2,350 +0 +0%
1977 2,350 +0 +0%
1976 2,350 +0 +0%
1975 2,350 +0 +0%
1974 2,350 +0 +0%
1973 2,350 +0 +0%
1972 2,350 +0 +0%
1971 2,350 +0 +0%
1970 2,350 +0 +0%
1969 2,350 +0 +0%
1968 2,350 +0 +0%
1967 2,350 +0 +0%
1966 2,350 +0 +0%
1965 2,350 +0 +0%
1964 2,350 +0 +0%
1963 2,350 +0 +0%
1962 2,350 +0 +0%
1961 2,350 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 170,095 IE Ireland 41,890 SE Sweden 29,820 LT Lithuania 28,730 DK Denmark 26,210 FI Finland 22,620 LV Latvia 19,710 IS Iceland 16,380 EE Estonia 9,880 NO Norway 9,820 GL Greenland 2,431 FO Faroe Islands 961 IM Isle of Man 394
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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