Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of forest area with long term management plan was 85.88 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
85.88
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 119 countries
All-time high
85.88
in 2020
All-time low
43.96
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Iceland, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 85.88 for proportion of forest area with long term management plan in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Iceland peaked at 85.88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.96, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 26th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.96 | 43.96 | 43.96 | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.37 | 74.13 | 84.59 | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.88 | 85.88 | 85.88 | 1 |
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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 proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Iceland?
- Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Iceland was 85.88 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.96 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of forest area with long term management plan?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area with long term management plan rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area with long term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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