Djibouti vs Iceland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Djibouti
0.3%
in 2025
Iceland
0.6%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
238th
Iceland rank
236th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Djibouti
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.3 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 238th and Iceland ranks 236th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Djibouti or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Djibouti and Iceland?
- 0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Iceland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Iceland rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Djibouti ranks 238th and Iceland ranks 236th of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.