Haiti vs Iceland: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Haiti
1,400 hectares
in 2025
Iceland
964 hectares
in 2025
Haiti rank
53rd
Iceland rank
56th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Haiti
- Iceland
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 1,400 hectares against 964 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 436 hectares.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 hectares | 1,429 hectares | 71 hectares | Haiti |
| 2000s | -210 hectares | 1,630 hectares | 1,840 hectares | Iceland |
| 2010s | -1,566 hectares | 888.6 hectares | 2,455 hectares | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1,193 hectares | 917.67 hectares | 275.67 hectares | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Haiti or Iceland?
- Haiti, at 1,400 hectares against 964 hectares in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Haiti and Iceland?
- 436 hectares, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Iceland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Iceland rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Haiti ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 56th of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.