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Surface area — Greenland

Surface area in Greenland in 2023 — 410,450 km². Ranked 60 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 20.1%.

2023 410,450 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 60of 215
Period maximum 410,450 km²1997
Period minimum 341,700 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Greenland, 1961–2023340,000360,000380,000400,000420,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 341,700 km²1963: 341,700 km²1965: 341,700 km²1967: 341,700 km²1969: 341,700 km²1971: 341,700 km²1973: 341,700 km²1975: 341,700 km²1977: 341,700 km²1979: 341,700 km²1981: 341,700 km²1983: 341,700 km²1985: 341,700 km²1987: 341,700 km²1989: 341,700 km²1991: 341,700 km²1993: 341,700 km²1995: 341,700 km²1997: 410,450 km²1999: 410,450 km²2001: 410,450 km²2003: 410,450 km²2005: 410,450 km²2007: 410,450 km²2009: 410,450 km²2011: 410,450 km²2013: 410,450 km²2015: 410,450 km²2017: 410,450 km²2019: 410,450 km²2021: 410,450 km²2023: 410,450 km²
Change over the period: +68,750 (+20.12%) Average annual rate: 0.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Greenland 410,450 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 410,450 +0 +0%
2022 410,450 +0 +0%
2021 410,450 +0 +0%
2020 410,450 +0 +0%
2019 410,450 +0 +0%
2018 410,450 +0 +0%
2017 410,450 +0 +0%
2016 410,450 +0 +0%
2015 410,450 +0 +0%
2014 410,450 +0 +0%
2013 410,450 +0 +0%
2012 410,450 +0 +0%
2011 410,450 +0 +0%
2010 410,450 +0 +0%
2009 410,450 +0 +0%
2008 410,450 +0 +0%
2007 410,450 +0 +0%
2006 410,450 +0 +0%
2005 410,450 +0 +0%
2004 410,450 +0 +0%
2003 410,450 +0 +0%
2002 410,450 +0 +0%
2001 410,450 +0 +0%
2000 410,450 +0 +0%
1999 410,450 +0 +0%
1998 410,450 +0 +0%
1997 410,450 +68,750 +20.12%
1996 341,700 +0 +0%
1995 341,700 +0 +0%
1994 341,700 +0 +0%
1993 341,700 +0 +0%
1992 341,700 +0 +0%
1991 341,700 +0 +0%
1990 341,700 +0 +0%
1989 341,700 +0 +0%
1988 341,700 +0 +0%
1987 341,700 +0 +0%
1986 341,700 +0 +0%
1985 341,700 +0 +0%
1984 341,700 +0 +0%
1983 341,700 +0 +0%
1982 341,700 +0 +0%
1981 341,700 +0 +0%
1980 341,700 +0 +0%
1979 341,700 +0 +0%
1978 341,700 +0 +0%
1977 341,700 +0 +0%
1976 341,700 +0 +0%
1975 341,700 +0 +0%
1974 341,700 +0 +0%
1973 341,700 +0 +0%
1972 341,700 +0 +0%
1971 341,700 +0 +0%
1970 341,700 +0 +0%
1969 341,700 +0 +0%
1968 341,700 +0 +0%
1967 341,700 +0 +0%
1966 341,700 +0 +0%
1965 341,700 +0 +0%
1964 341,700 +0 +0%
1963 341,700 +0 +0%
1962 341,700 +0 +0%
1961 341,700 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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