Iceland vs Kuwait: Forest land — Share in Land area

Iceland
0.6 %
in 2024
Kuwait
0.35 %
in 2024
Iceland rank
222nd
Kuwait rank
223rd

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Iceland
  • Kuwait
0.20.30.40.50.6199020072024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.6 % against 0.35 % in Kuwait, a difference of 0.25 %.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Iceland ranks 222nd and Kuwait ranks 223rd of 231 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Kuwait Difference Ahead
1990s 0.243 % 0.232 % 0.011 % Iceland
2000s 0.395 % 0.29 % 0.105 % Iceland
2010s 0.524 % 0.332 % 0.192 % Iceland
2020s 0.58 % 0.35 % 0.23 % Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Iceland or Kuwait?
Iceland, at 0.6 % against 0.35 % in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Iceland and Kuwait?
0.25 %, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kuwait?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Kuwait rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Iceland ranks 222nd and Kuwait ranks 223rd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.