Iceland vs Israel: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Iceland
1.6%
in 2025
Israel
1.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
Israel rank
6th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Iceland
- Israel
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.6% against 1.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 4th and Israel ranks 6th of 228 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 1.5% | 4.4% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.2% | 4.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.6% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 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, Iceland or Israel?
- Iceland, at 1.6% against 1.3% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Iceland and Israel?
- 0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Israel?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Israel rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Israel ranks 6th 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.