Iceland vs Jordan: Forest area
Iceland
61,480 hectares
in 2025
Jordan
70,700 hectares
in 2025
Iceland rank
168th
Jordan rank
166th
Forest area over time
- Iceland
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 70,700 hectares against 61,480 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 9,220 hectares.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 168th and Jordan ranks 166th of 235 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 | 24,360 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 46,340 hectares | Jordan |
| 2000s | 39,654 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 31,046 hectares | Jordan |
| 2010s | 52,569 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 18,131 hectares | Jordan |
| 2020s | 59,070 hectares | 70,700 hectares | 11,630 hectares | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Iceland or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 70,700 hectares against 61,480 hectares in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Iceland and Jordan?
- 9,220 hectares, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jordan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Jordan rank globally for forest area?
- Iceland ranks 168th and Jordan ranks 166th 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.