Iceland vs Liechtenstein: Annual forest expansion
Iceland
960 hectares per year
in 2020
Liechtenstein
400 hectares per year
in 2020
Iceland rank
62nd
Liechtenstein rank
64th
Annual forest expansion over time
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 960 hectares per year against 400 hectares per year in Liechtenstein, a difference of 560 hectares per year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.4 times Liechtenstein's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 62nd and Liechtenstein ranks 64th of 110 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,430 hectares per year | 100 hectares per year | 1,330 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1,650 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 1,440 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 795 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 585 hectares per year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 960 hectares per year | 400 hectares per year | 560 hectares per year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual forest expansion, Iceland or Liechtenstein?
- Iceland, at 960 hectares per year against 400 hectares per year in Liechtenstein as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual forest expansion between Iceland and Liechtenstein?
- 560 hectares per year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Liechtenstein?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Liechtenstein rank globally for annual forest expansion?
- Iceland ranks 62nd and Liechtenstein ranks 64th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).