Environment in Greenland 843 indicators covering environment for Greenland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 0.0% 2022 — 159th Population using at least basic drinking-water services 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 62.5% 2022 unchanged 200th People using improved drinking water sources 0 people 2024 — 193rd Drinking water services 0 people 2024 — 119th Insecticides — Import value 46.78 1000 USD 2006 up 46.2% 179th Drinking water services in rural areas 0 people 2024 — 106th Disinfectants, etc — Import value 12 1000 USD 1993 up 9.1% 180th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 — 44th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 1 1000 USD 2016 — 45th Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 166 1000 USD 2008 up 514.8% 156th Insecticides — Import quantity 0.726 t 2006 down 90.6% 185th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 118th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 122nd Plastic waste exports 120.5 tonnes 2018 up 502.5% 122nd Lakes and rivers permanent water area 17,316 2022 down 24.2% 16th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.3% 2022 up 96.8% 113th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 4.2% 2022 down 24.2% 15th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 1,313 2022 up 96.8% 63rd Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 up 4.6% 138th Reservoir minimum water area 3.74 2022 up 4.6% 136th Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 up 6.4% 144th Reservoir maximum water area 4.08 2022 up 5.3% 140th Reservoir minimum water area change 5.6% 2022 up 451.5% 95th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 34,100 Square kilometres 2022 unchanged 39th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 62 m3 2024 up 1,450.0% 80th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 68 1000 USD 2024 up 3,300.0% 64th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 0 % 2025 — 99th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 92nd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 — 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 166th Forest certified for sustainable use 0 thousands of hectares 2024 — 85th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 0 2024 — 92nd Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 119.5% 2022 up 933.0% 46th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change -14.2% 2022 down 207.3% 237th Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 4.84 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 unchanged 223rd Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0 kilograms 2017 down 98.9% 149th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 1.11 1000 ha 2019 — 181st Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 869.17 1000 ha 2019 — 57th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 5.16 1000 ha 2019 — 145th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 2,187 1000 ha 2019 — 43rd Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 1,693 1000 ha 2019 — 18th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 2,209 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2018 up 471.2% 120th Forest area 0.22 2025 unchanged 242nd Forest area as a proportion of total land area 0.0% 2025 — 245th Share of forest area within protected areas 0.0% 2025 — 190th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 0.0% 2025 — 191st Ozone (O₃) concentration 34 ppb 2015 up 3.0% 179th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 0.0% 2025 — 121st Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 242 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 49th Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 1.11 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% 60th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 0.0% 2025 — 124th Share of global annual deforestation 0.0% 2020 — 78th Annual forest expansion 0 hectares per year 2020 — 73rd Share of annual global forest expansion 0.0% 2020 — 73rd Annual afforestation 0 hectares per year 2020 — 67th Annual deforestation as a share of forest area 0.0% 2020 — 78th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CGLS 152,405 1000 ha 2019 — 1st ← Previous Page 14 of 15 Next →