Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland
Greenland: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 22.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 22.6% for terrestrial and marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland peaked at 22.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2013.
Greenland ranks 50th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.4% | — |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Greenland
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 14,821 kg (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Greenland was 22.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2013.
- How does Greenland rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Greenland ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.