Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iceland
Iceland: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 49,470 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 49,470 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iceland peaked at 49,470 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,420 hectares, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 119th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,657 hectares | 7,420 hectares | 19,894 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,520 hectares | 21,280 hectares | 35,761 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,010 hectares | 37,370 hectares | 44,226 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,170 hectares | 44,870 hectares | 49,470 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.08 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.2793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.4807 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.194 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iceland?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Iceland was 49,470 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 49,470 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,420 hectares in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Iceland ranks 119th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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