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Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Greenland

Greenland: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.22 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
230th
of 239 countries
All-time high
0.22 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
0.22 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Greenland, 1990–2025

00.050.10.150.21990200720251990: 0.22 1000 ha1991: 0.22 1000 ha1992: 0.22 1000 ha1993: 0.22 1000 ha1994: 0.22 1000 ha1995: 0.22 1000 ha1996: 0.22 1000 ha1997: 0.22 1000 ha1998: 0.22 1000 ha1999: 0.22 1000 ha2000: 0.22 1000 ha2001: 0.22 1000 ha2002: 0.22 1000 ha2003: 0.22 1000 ha2004: 0.22 1000 ha2005: 0.22 1000 ha2006: 0.22 1000 ha2007: 0.22 1000 ha2008: 0.22 1000 ha2009: 0.22 1000 ha2010: 0.22 1000 ha2011: 0.22 1000 ha2012: 0.22 1000 ha2013: 0.22 1000 ha2014: 0.22 1000 ha2015: 0.22 1000 ha2016: 0.22 1000 ha2017: 0.22 1000 ha2018: 0.22 1000 ha2019: 0.22 1000 ha2020: 0.22 1000 ha2021: 0.22 1000 ha2022: 0.22 1000 ha2023: 0.22 1000 ha2024: 0.22 1000 ha2025: 0.22 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Greenland recorded 0.22 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Greenland peaked at 0.22 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.22 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Greenland 230th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 228 Malta 0.47 1000 ha compare
  2. 229 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3 1000 ha compare
  3. 231 Faroe Islands 0.08 1000 ha compare
  4. 232 Curaçao 0.07 1000 ha compare
  5. 233 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 1000 ha compare
  6. 233 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha compare
  7. 233 Holy See 0 1000 ha compare
  8. 233 Monaco 0 1000 ha compare
  9. 233 Nauru 0 1000 ha compare
  10. 233 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  11. 233 Tokelau 0 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Greenland?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Greenland was 0.22 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.22 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Greenland rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Greenland ranks 230th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).