especially vulnerable to climate change and disruption of the Arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting
carbon dioxide emissions: 0.51 megatons (2016 est.)
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
agricultural land: 0.6% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0.6% (2018 est.)
forest: 0% (2018 est.)
other: 99.4% (2018 est.)
forest revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
urban population: 87.5% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: 0.41% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
municipal solid waste generated annually: 50,000 tons (2010 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Greenland on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greenland 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greenland 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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