Greenland vs Iceland: Agricultural land per capita
Greenland
4.35 hectares per capita
in 2023
Iceland
4.23 hectares per capita
in 2023
Greenland rank
11th
Iceland rank
12th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Greenland
- Iceland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 4.35 hectares per capita against 4.23 hectares per capita in Iceland, a difference of 0.12 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Greenland ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 12th of 226 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.12 hectares per capita | 11.06 hectares per capita | 4.94 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1970s | 4.86 hectares per capita | 9.08 hectares per capita | 4.22 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4.46 hectares per capita | 7.92 hectares per capita | 3.46 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4.26 hectares per capita | 7.13 hectares per capita | 2.87 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.25 hectares per capita | 6.32 hectares per capita | 2.07 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.31 hectares per capita | 5.63 hectares per capita | 1.31 hectares per capita | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.34 hectares per capita | 4.82 hectares per capita | 0.4807 hectares per capita | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Greenland or Iceland?
- Greenland, at 4.35 hectares per capita against 4.23 hectares per capita in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Greenland and Iceland?
- 0.12 hectares per capita, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iceland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Iceland rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Greenland ranks 11th and Iceland ranks 12th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.