Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Iceland
Iceland: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 119.1 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Iceland stood at 119.1 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Iceland peaked at 119.1 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 105.1 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Iceland 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.03 Square kilometres | 105.1 Square kilometres | 108.97 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.33 Square kilometres | 109.4 Square kilometres | 113.27 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.6 Square kilometres | 113.7 Square kilometres | 117.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.5 Square kilometres | 117.9 Square kilometres | 119.1 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 155 Cook Islands 144.9 Square kilometres compare
- 156 Mayotte 131.6 Square kilometres compare
- 157 Cayman Islands 125.93 Square kilometres compare
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 105.2 Square kilometres compare
- 160 Tonga 79.5 Square kilometres compare
- 161 Barbados 63 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Iceland?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Iceland was 119.1 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 119.1 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.1 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata