Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Greenland

Protected areas in Greenland in 2025 — 22.6%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2025 22.6% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 50of 213
Period maximum 22.6%2021
Period minimum 22.4%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Greenland, 2013–202522.322.422.522.620132015201720192021202320252013: 22.4%2014: 22.4%2015: 22.4%2016: 22.5%2017: 22.4%2018: 22.4%2019: 22.4%2020: 22.4%2021: 22.6%2022: 22.4%2023: 22.4%2024: 22.6%2025: 22.6%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greenland 22.6%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.6 +0 pp
2024 22.6 +0.2 pp
2023 22.4 +0 pp
2022 22.4 −0.2 pp
2021 22.6 +0.2 pp
2020 22.4 +0 pp
2019 22.4 +0 pp
2018 22.4 +0 pp
2017 22.4 −0.1 pp
2016 22.5 +0.1 pp
2015 22.4 +0 pp
2014 22.4 +0 pp
2013 22.4

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.