What is forest area in Greenland?

Forest area in Greenland was 2.2 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Greenland?

The highest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Greenland?

The lowest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.

How does Greenland rank for forest area?

Greenland ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Greenland

Name: Forest area in Greenland
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Greenland: Forest area was 2.2 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

2.2 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

208th

of 214 countries

All-time high

2.2 sq. km

in 1990

All-time low

2.2 sq. km

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Greenland, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area in Greenland stood at 2.2 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Greenland peaked at 2.2 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.2 sq. km, in 1990.

That places Greenland 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	10
2000s	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	10
2010s	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	10
2020s	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	2.2 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Greenland

205 Malta 4.6 sq. km compare
206 Aruba 4.2 sq. km compare
207 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.7 sq. km compare
209 Faroe Islands 0.8 sq. km compare
210 Curacao 0.7 sq. km compare
211 Gibraltar 0 sq. km compare
211 Monaco 0 sq. km compare
211 Nauru 0 sq. km compare
211 Qatar 0 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Greenland

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 550.81 million current US$ (2023)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2023)
Rural population 6,494 (2025)
Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
Rural population 11.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2018)
Agricultural land 2,431 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 0.6% (2023)
Land area 410,450 sq. km (2023)

All data for Greenland →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Greenland?: Forest area in Greenland was 2.2 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Greenland?: The highest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Greenland?: The lowest recorded value was 2.2 sq. km in 1990.
How does Greenland rank for forest area?: Greenland ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.