Iceland vs Zambia: Planted Forest — Area

Iceland
49.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
53.85 1000 ha
in 2025
Iceland rank
126th
Zambia rank
125th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Iceland
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 53.85 1000 ha against 49.47 1000 ha in Iceland, a difference of 4.38 1000 ha.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 126th and Zambia ranks 125th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.66 1000 ha 56.7 1000 ha 43.04 1000 ha Zambia
2000s 28.52 1000 ha 56.27 1000 ha 27.75 1000 ha Zambia
2010s 41.01 1000 ha 55.2 1000 ha 14.19 1000 ha Zambia
2020s 47.17 1000 ha 54.14 1000 ha 6.97 1000 ha Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Iceland or Zambia?
Zambia, at 53.85 1000 ha against 49.47 1000 ha in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Iceland and Zambia?
4.38 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Zambia rank globally for planted forest — area?
Iceland ranks 126th and Zambia ranks 125th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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.