Iceland vs Jordan: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Iceland
0.6%
in 2025
Jordan
0.8%
in 2025
Iceland rank
203rd
Jordan rank
201st
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Iceland
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 203rd and Jordan ranks 201st of 219 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Iceland or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Iceland and Jordan?
- 0.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jordan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Jordan rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Iceland ranks 203rd and Jordan ranks 201st of 219 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.