Forest land — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Forest land — Area was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Iceland stood at 61.48 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Iceland peaked at 61.48 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.93 1000 ha, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 174th of 231 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 | 24.36 1000 ha | 17.93 1000 ha | 30.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.65 1000 ha | 32.22 1000 ha | 47.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.57 1000 ha | 48.74 1000 ha | 55.97 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.07 1000 ha | 56.66 1000 ha | 61.48 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Guadeloupe 75.6 1000 ha compare
- 172 Jordan 70.7 1000 ha compare
- 173 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 175 Dominica 57.35 1000 ha compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
- 177 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,634 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Iceland?
- Forest land — area in Iceland was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forest land — area?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.