Iceland vs Martinique: Forest area
Iceland
61,480 hectares
in 2025
Martinique
52,670 hectares
in 2025
Iceland rank
168th
Martinique rank
171st
Forest area over time
- Iceland
- Martinique
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 61,480 hectares against 52,670 hectares in Martinique, a difference of 8,810 hectares.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Martinique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Martinique ahead.
Iceland ranks 168th and Martinique ranks 171st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Martinique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,360 hectares | 48,245 hectares | 23,884 hectares | Martinique |
| 2000s | 39,654 hectares | 49,438 hectares | 9,784 hectares | Martinique |
| 2010s | 52,569 hectares | 51,190 hectares | 1,379 hectares | Iceland |
| 2020s | 59,070 hectares | 52,480 hectares | 6,590 hectares | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Iceland or Martinique?
- Iceland, at 61,480 hectares against 52,670 hectares in Martinique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Iceland and Martinique?
- 8,810 hectares, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Martinique?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Martinique rank globally for forest area?
- Iceland ranks 168th and Martinique ranks 171st 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.