Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland
Iceland: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6%
World rank
203rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2025
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.6% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland peaked at 0.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Iceland 203rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +77.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +53.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0093 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -12.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0129 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Iceland was 0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Iceland ranks 203rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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