Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland
Iceland: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was 964 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
964
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,652
in 2001
All-time low
686
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 964 for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland peaked at 1,652 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 686, in 2016.
That places Iceland 56th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,429 | — |
| 1992 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,429 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,652 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 898 | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 898 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 898 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 898 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 898 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 686 | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 686 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 686 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 686 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 686 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 964 | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 964 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 964 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 964 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 964 | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 964 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,429 | 1,429 | 1,429 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,630 | 1,429 | 1,652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 888.6 | 686 | 1,652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 917.67 | 686 | 964 | 6 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 4.46 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.37 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Iceland was 964 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,652 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 686 in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Iceland ranks 56th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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