Iceland vs Jordan: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Iceland
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 70.7 1000 ha against 61.48 1000 ha in Iceland, a difference of 9.22 1000 ha.
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 174th and Jordan ranks 172nd of 231 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 | 24.36 1000 ha | 70.7 1000 ha | 46.34 1000 ha | Jordan |
| 2000s | 39.65 1000 ha | 70.7 1000 ha | 31.05 1000 ha | Jordan |
| 2010s | 52.57 1000 ha | 70.7 1000 ha | 18.13 1000 ha | Jordan |
| 2020s | 59.07 1000 ha | 70.7 1000 ha | 11.63 1000 ha | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Iceland or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 70.7 1000 ha against 61.48 1000 ha in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Iceland and Jordan?
- 9.22 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Iceland ranks 174th and Jordan ranks 172nd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.