Greenland - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Greenland was 2,431 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,434 in 2012 and a minimum value of 2,350 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 2,350
1962 2,350
1963 2,350
1964 2,350
1965 2,350
1966 2,350
1967 2,350
1968 2,350
1969 2,350
1970 2,350
1971 2,350
1972 2,350
1973 2,350
1974 2,350
1975 2,350
1976 2,350
1977 2,350
1978 2,350
1979 2,350
1980 2,350
1981 2,350
1982 2,350
1983 2,350
1984 2,350
1985 2,353
1986 2,356
1987 2,359
1988 2,362
1989 2,365
1990 2,368
1991 2,371
1992 2,374
1993 2,377
1994 2,380
1995 2,383
1996 2,386
1997 2,389
1998 2,392
1999 2,395
2000 2,398
2001 2,401
2002 2,404
2003 2,407
2004 2,410
2005 2,413
2006 2,416
2007 2,419
2008 2,422
2009 2,425
2010 2,428
2011 2,431
2012 2,434
2013 2,431
2014 2,431
2015 2,431
2016 2,431
2017 2,431
2018 2,431

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Greenland was 0.592 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 0.698 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.582 in 1997.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.688
1962 0.688
1963 0.688
1964 0.688
1965 0.688
1966 0.688
1967 0.688
1968 0.688
1969 0.688
1970 0.688
1971 0.688
1972 0.688
1973 0.688
1974 0.688
1975 0.688
1976 0.688
1977 0.688
1978 0.688
1979 0.688
1980 0.688
1981 0.688
1982 0.688
1983 0.688
1984 0.688
1985 0.689
1986 0.689
1987 0.690
1988 0.691
1989 0.692
1990 0.693
1991 0.694
1992 0.695
1993 0.696
1994 0.697
1995 0.697
1996 0.698
1997 0.582
1998 0.583
1999 0.584
2000 0.584
2001 0.585
2002 0.586
2003 0.586
2004 0.587
2005 0.588
2006 0.589
2007 0.589
2008 0.590
2009 0.591
2010 0.592
2011 0.592
2012 0.593
2013 0.592
2014 0.592
2015 0.592
2016 0.592
2017 0.592
2018 0.592

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use