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Greenland rankings 2026: where Greenland places in 23 global Top 10s

Greenland is #3 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry and inside the top 10 of 3 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

Greenland appears in 23 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Greenland is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #3 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry, where it is measured at 22.26 % (Energy used by agriculture, forestry and fishing) as of 2026-11-02. Greenland finishes inside the top 10 in 3 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Greenland is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Greenland by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Greenland holds 8 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person (11.08 tonnes per person), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (41.9 % of total land area), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person (10.45 t CO2e per person) and #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person (11.08 t). 4 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Greenland holds 7 positions: #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people with 4G coverage (100 %), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of rural people with basic drinking water (100 %), #20 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people using improved water sources (100 %) and #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (57.46 %). 3 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Greenland holds 4 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry (22.26 %), #47 of 50 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (16.56 % of GDP), #49 of 50 in Countries catching the most wild fish (331.29 thousand metric tons) and #49 of 50 in Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch (331.29 thousand metric tons).

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Greenland holds 3 positions: #20 of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per person (PPP) (78.9k current international $), #26 of 50 in Richest countries by GDP per capita (58.5k US$) and #45 of 50 in Countries with the highest income per person (34.8k US$).

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Greenland holds 1 position: #49 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (139 per 100,000 people).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Greenland moved in 19 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Greenland ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Greenland's lowest current positions are 49th of 50 in Countries catching the most wild fish (331.29 thousand metric tons), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (139 per 100,000 people) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch (331.29 thousand metric tons). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Greenland

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Greenland's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Greenland

What is Greenland's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#3 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry, with 22.26 % (Energy used by agriculture, forestry and fishing) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Greenland?

23 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Greenland in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 3 rankings, including #3 in Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry, #7 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from oil per person and #10 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

Live table and history →

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