Iceland vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest land — Area

Iceland
61.48 1000 ha
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
55.28 1000 ha
in 2025
Iceland rank
159th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
161st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Iceland
  • Sao Tome and Principe
2030405060199020072025

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 61.48 1000 ha against 55.28 1000 ha in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 6.2 1000 ha.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Iceland ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 24.36 1000 ha 58.83 1000 ha 34.47 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 39.65 1000 ha 58.3 1000 ha 18.64 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 52.57 1000 ha 55.95 1000 ha 3.38 1000 ha Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 59.07 1000 ha 55.22 1000 ha 3.85 1000 ha Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Iceland or Sao Tome and Principe?
Iceland, at 61.48 1000 ha against 55.28 1000 ha in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
6.2 1000 ha, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest land — area?
Iceland ranks 159th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 161st of 215 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.