Cape Verde vs Iceland: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Cape Verde
1.2%
in 2025
Iceland
1.6%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
7th
Iceland rank
4th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Cape Verde
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.6% against 1.2% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 4th of 228 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 5.8% | 4.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Cape Verde or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 1.6% against 1.2% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Iceland rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 4th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.