Iceland vs Liechtenstein: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Iceland
1.6%
in 2025
Liechtenstein
1.4%
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
Liechtenstein rank
4th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Liechtenstein's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Liechtenstein ranks 4th of 227 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 | 5.8% | 0.3% | 5.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.3% | 3.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Iceland or Liechtenstein?
- Iceland, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Liechtenstein as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Iceland and Liechtenstein?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Liechtenstein?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Liechtenstein rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Liechtenstein ranks 4th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.