What is the highest surface area recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 410,450 sq. km in 1997.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 341,700 sq. km in 1961.

How does Greenland rank for surface area?

Greenland ranks 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Greenland?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Surface area (sq. km) in Greenland

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Greenland
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: Surface area (sq. km) was 410,449 sq. km in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

410,449 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

60th

of 216 countries

All-time high

410,450 sq. km

in 1997

All-time low

341,700 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Greenland, 1961–2024

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 410,449 sq. km for surface area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Greenland peaked at 410,450 sq. km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 341,700 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Greenland 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Surface area (sq. km) in Greenland, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Greenland, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	341,700 sq. km	—
1962	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	341,700 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	410,450 sq. km	+20.1%
1998	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	410,450 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	410,449 sq. km	-0.0%

Greenland compared with similar countries

Greenland's 410,449 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 13.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Greenland's 410,449 sq. km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85,240 sq. km, 4.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	9
1970s	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	10
1980s	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	10
1990s	362,325 sq. km	341,700 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	10
2000s	410,450 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	10
2010s	410,450 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	10
2020s	410,450 sq. km	410,449 sq. km	410,450 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Greenland

57 Uzbekistan 448,923 sq. km compare
58 Morocco 446,550 sq. km compare
59 Iraq 435,050 sq. km compare
61 Paraguay 406,752 sq. km compare
62 Zimbabwe 390,760 sq. km compare
63 Japan 377,975 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Greenland

Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2023)
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2023)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 16.56 (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.03 % change on previous year (2023)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.56 (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 550.81 million current US$ (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Greenland?: Surface area in Greenland was 410,449 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 410,450 sq. km in 1997.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 341,700 sq. km in 1961.
How does Greenland rank for surface area?: Greenland ranks 60th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Greenland?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.