Dominica vs Iceland: Forest area
Dominica
57,350 hectares
in 2025
Iceland
61,480 hectares
in 2025
Dominica rank
169th
Iceland rank
168th
Forest area over time
- Dominica
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 61,480 hectares against 57,350 hectares in Dominica, a difference of 4,130 hectares.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 169th and Iceland ranks 168th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,704 hectares | 24,360 hectares | 34,344 hectares | Dominica |
| 2000s | 58,464 hectares | 39,654 hectares | 18,810 hectares | Dominica |
| 2010s | 57,922 hectares | 52,569 hectares | 5,353 hectares | Dominica |
| 2020s | 57,460 hectares | 59,070 hectares | 1,610 hectares | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Dominica or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 61,480 hectares against 57,350 hectares in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Dominica and Iceland?
- 4,130 hectares, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Iceland rank globally for forest area?
- Dominica ranks 169th and Iceland ranks 168th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.