Iceland vs Niger: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Iceland
0.6%
in 2025
Niger
0.8%
in 2025
Iceland rank
203rd
Niger rank
200th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Iceland
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 203rd and Niger ranks 200th of 219 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, 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 Niger?
- 0.2%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Niger?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Niger rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Iceland ranks 203rd and Niger ranks 200th 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.