Guadeloupe vs Iceland: Forest area
Guadeloupe
75,600 hectares
in 2025
Iceland
61,480 hectares
in 2025
Guadeloupe rank
165th
Iceland rank
168th
Forest area over time
- Guadeloupe
- Iceland
How they compare
Guadeloupe currently reports 75,600 hectares against 61,480 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 14,120 hectares.
That makes Guadeloupe's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Guadeloupe has been ahead every year.
Guadeloupe ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 168th of 235 countries.
Guadeloupe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guadeloupe | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,765 hectares | 24,360 hectares | 48,404 hectares | Guadeloupe |
| 2000s | 71,946 hectares | 39,654 hectares | 32,292 hectares | Guadeloupe |
| 2010s | 72,765 hectares | 52,569 hectares | 20,196 hectares | Guadeloupe |
| 2020s | 74,925 hectares | 59,070 hectares | 15,855 hectares | Guadeloupe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Guadeloupe or Iceland?
- Guadeloupe, at 75,600 hectares against 61,480 hectares in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Guadeloupe and Iceland?
- 14,120 hectares, with Guadeloupe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guadeloupe and Iceland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Guadeloupe and Iceland rank globally for forest area?
- Guadeloupe ranks 165th 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.