Haiti vs Iceland: Annual change in forest area
Haiti
1,400 hectares
in 2025
Iceland
964 hectares
in 2025
Haiti rank
53rd
Iceland rank
56th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Haiti
- Iceland
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1,400 hectares against 964 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 436 hectares.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 hectares | 1,429 hectares | 71 hectares | Haiti |
| 2000s | -210 hectares | 1,630 hectares | 1,840 hectares | Iceland |
| 2010s | -1,566 hectares | 888.6 hectares | 2,455 hectares | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,193 hectares | 917.67 hectares | 275.67 hectares | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Haiti or Iceland?
- Haiti, at 1,400 hectares against 964 hectares in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Haiti and Iceland?
- 436 hectares, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Iceland rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Haiti ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.