Greenland's forest cover fell from 0.0 % in 1994 to 0.0 % in 2023.
Greenland · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 6 with data
Land
Greenland's forest area was 2 km in 1994 and 2 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
10th of 213 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia
Greenland's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 41.2 % in 2013 to 41.9 % in 2025.
Greenland's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 0.7 % in 1994 to 0.6 % in 2023.
Air
Greenland's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 1.6 in 1994 to 1.6 in 2023.
Access
Greenland's safe sanitation was 0.0 % in 2014 and 0.0 % in 2022.
›No data available (4)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Greenland.
- Arable land (% of land area)No data
- Water stressNo data
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaNo data
- Safe drinking waterNo data