Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland
Greenland: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0428 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland stood at 0.0428 sq. km per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland peaked at 0.0697 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0424 sq. km per person, in 2004.
That places Greenland 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0697 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0671 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0646 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0625 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0599 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.058 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0561 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0541 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0506 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0498 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0487 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0475 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0473 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0476 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0478 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0474 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0451 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0446 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0442 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0425 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.043 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.043 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0433 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0429 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0428 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0605 sq. km per person | 0.0523 sq. km per person | 0.0697 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0482 sq. km per person | 0.0473 sq. km per person | 0.0506 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0446 sq. km per person | 0.0428 sq. km per person | 0.0468 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0428 sq. km per person | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 0.0424 sq. km per person | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 0.0427 sq. km per person | 0.0434 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 sq. km per person | 0.0428 sq. km per person | 0.0431 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 6 Mauritania 0.0791 sq. km per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.0537 sq. km per person compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0515 sq. km per person compare
- 10 Iceland 0.0425 sq. km per person compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.042 sq. km per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0317 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Greenland
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 9,686 current US$ per person (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Rural population 11.4% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Greenland was 0.0428 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0697 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 sq. km per person in 2004.
- How does Greenland rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Greenland ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.