Austria vs Iceland: Annual afforestation
Austria
490 hectares per year
in 2020
Iceland
920 hectares per year
in 2020
Austria rank
50th
Iceland rank
47th
Annual afforestation over time
- Austria
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 920 hectares per year against 490 hectares per year in Austria, a difference of 430 hectares per year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.9 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 47th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,480 hectares per year | 1,390 hectares per year | 1,090 hectares per year | Austria |
| 2000s | 730 hectares per year | 1,610 hectares per year | 880 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 490 hectares per year | 755 hectares per year | 265 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 490 hectares per year | 920 hectares per year | 430 hectares per year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Austria or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 920 hectares per year against 490 hectares per year in Austria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Austria and Iceland?
- 430 hectares per year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Iceland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Iceland rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Austria ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 47th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.