Iceland vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Other areas

Iceland
83,917 Square kilometres
in 2023
South Africa
80,271 Square kilometres
in 2023
Iceland rank
49th
South Africa rank
52nd

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • Iceland
  • South Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 83,917 Square kilometres against 80,271 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 3,646 Square kilometres.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 79,050 Square kilometres 236,401 Square kilometres 157,351 Square kilometres South Africa
1970s 80,693 Square kilometres 267,500 Square kilometres 186,807 Square kilometres South Africa
1980s 81,250 Square kilometres 269,609 Square kilometres 188,359 Square kilometres South Africa
1990s 81,048 Square kilometres 61,627 Square kilometres 19,421 Square kilometres Iceland
2000s 81,061 Square kilometres 61,888 Square kilometres 19,173 Square kilometres Iceland
2010s 81,165 Square kilometres 76,594 Square kilometres 4,571 Square kilometres Iceland
2020s 82,172 Square kilometres 79,725 Square kilometres 2,447 Square kilometres Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, Iceland or South Africa?
Iceland, at 83,917 Square kilometres against 80,271 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between Iceland and South Africa?
3,646 Square kilometres, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
Iceland ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-use-hidden-other-areas/iceland/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/land-use-hidden-other-areas/iceland/south-africa/">Iceland vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Other areas</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata