Landline Internet subscriptions in Greenland
Greenland: Landline Internet subscriptions was 17,908 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions in Greenland, 2003–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, landline internet subscriptions in Greenland stood at 17,908. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Greenland peaked at 17,908 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 119, in 2003.
Greenland ranks 175th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 119 | — |
| 2004 | 3,320 | +2689.9% |
| 2005 | 7,128 | +114.7% |
| 2006 | 9,216 | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 10,547 | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 12,013 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 12,540 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 12,390 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 11,891 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 11,380 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10,800 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 10,400 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10,000 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 12,183 | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 13,492 | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 14,638 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 15,657 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 16,781 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 17,908 | +6.7% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 17,908 is below the median for high income countries, which is 858,011, 2% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 17,908 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.05 million, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2689.9% | 119 | 3,320 |
| 2005 | +114.7% | 3,320 | 7,128 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,840 | 119 | 12,540 | 7 |
| 2010s | 11,908 | 10,000 | 14,638 | 9 |
| 2020s | 16,782 | 15,657 | 17,908 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More science & technology data for Greenland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.64 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 66,425 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 0.1618 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.1792 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2702 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 38.42 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Greenland?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Greenland was 17,908 in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,908 in 2022.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 119 in 2003.
- How does Greenland rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Greenland ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline Internet subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.