Forest area as share of land area in Iceland
Iceland: Forest area as share of land area was 0.6097 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Iceland, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.6097 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Iceland peaked at 0.6097 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1778, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 204th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2416 | 0.1778 | 0.3054 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3933 | 0.3195 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5214 | 0.4834 | 0.5551 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5858 | 0.5619 | 0.6097 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 25,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Iceland?
- Forest area as share of land area in Iceland was 0.6097 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6097 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1778 in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Iceland ranks 204th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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