Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Iceland
Iceland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 80.47 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Iceland stood at 80.47 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Iceland peaked at 80.47 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.38 %, in 1990.
That places Iceland 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 45.49 % | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 49.03 % | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 52.11 % | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 54.83 % | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 57.23 % | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 59.37 % | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 61.3 % | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 63.03 % | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 64.61 % | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 66.05 % | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 67.57 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.96 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.23 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 71.38 % | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.44 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 73.42 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.33 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 75.17 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 75.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 76.67 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.01 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.33 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.65 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 77.95 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.25 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.44 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 78.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.83 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.46 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.23 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.47 % | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 80.47 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 4.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 80.47 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.84 % | 41.38 % | 64.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.55 % | 66.05 % | 75.95 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.98 % | 76.67 % | 79.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.84 % | 79.19 % | 80.47 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Iceland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Iceland was 80.47 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.47 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.38 % in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, published as part of Planted 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.