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Area Greenland, in 35 editions.
The entry for Greenland published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
2,175,600 km2; land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)
2,175,600 km2; land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)
Published as “Total area”
2,175,600 km2
Published as “Land area”
341,700 km2 (ice free)
2,175,600 km2; land area: km2
341,700 km2 (ice free)
- total area:
- 2,175,600 km2
- land area:
- 341,700 km2 (ice free)
- comparative area:
- slightly more than three times the size of Texas
total area:
2,175,600 km2
land area:
341,700 km2 (ice free)
comparative area:
slightly more than three times the size of Texas
The entry for Greenland did not include Area.
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- total area:
- 2,175,600 sq km
- land area:
- 383,600 sq km (ice free)
- comparative area:
- slightly more than three times the size of Texas
total area:km2 sq km
land area:
341,700 km2
comparative area:
- total:
- 2,175,600 sq km
- land :
- 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
total area: total: 2,175,600 sq km
land area: 383,600 : 2,175,600 sq km (ice free) (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq kmcomparative area: slightly more than three times the size of Texas ice-covered) (est.)
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
- total:
- 2,175,600 sq km
- land:
- 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
total: 2,175,600 sq kmland : land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km
ice-covered) (est.)
- total:
- 2,175,600 sq km
- land:
- 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
total: 2,175,600 sq km
land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 1,833,900 sq km
- total:
- 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
total: 2,175,600 sq km
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
total: 2,175,600 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,175,600 2,166,086 sq km (341,700 (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
The same text in 6 editions, 2003 to 2008.
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
total: 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (est.) (2000 est.)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
total:
2,166,086 sq km
country comparison to the world:
13
land:
2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 12
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
total:
2,166,086 sq km
country comparison to the world:13 12
land:
2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
- country comparison to the world:
- 12
total:country comparison to the world:land:
12
country comparison to the world: 12
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
- country comparison to the world:
- 13
total: 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
country comparison to the world: 12 13
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
total: 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
country comparison to the world: 13
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 2,166,086 sq km
- land:
- 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
total: total : 2,166,086 sq km
land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
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Cite this page
Central Intelligence Agency. “Greenland: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/greenland/area.