Iceland vs Rwanda: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Iceland
1.6%
in 2025
Rwanda
2.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
4th
Rwanda rank
2nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Iceland
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.3% against 1.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | -0.7% | 6.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.3% against 1.6% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Iceland and Rwanda?
- 0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Rwanda rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Iceland ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 2nd 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.