Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Greenland
Greenland: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Greenland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 0.22 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Greenland peaked at 0.22 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Greenland 214th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Greenland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.22 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 212 Malta 0.47 1000 ha compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3 1000 ha compare
- 215 Faroe Islands 0.08 1000 ha compare
- 216 Curaçao 0.07 1000 ha compare
- 217 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 1000 ha
- 217 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha
- 217 Holy See 0 1000 ha
- 217 Monaco 0 1000 ha
- 217 Naoero 0 1000 ha
- 217 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 1000 ha
- 217 Tokelau 0 1000 ha
More climate change data for Greenland
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0023 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Greenland?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Greenland was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Greenland ranks 214th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).