Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Iceland
Iceland: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 19.53 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Iceland stood at 19.53 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Iceland peaked at 58.62 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.53 %, in 2025.
Iceland ranks 214th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.16 % | 35.39 % | 58.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.45 % | 24.05 % | 33.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.02 % | 20.99 % | 23.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.16 % | 19.53 % | 20.81 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Iceland?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Iceland was 19.53 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.62 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.53 % in 2025.
- How does Iceland rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Iceland ranks 214th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.