Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland
Iceland: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 96.3% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 20th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.0% | — |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +146.1% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +68.9% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +6.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 96.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 96.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 74.7% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 90.6% | 96.3% | 2 |
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Iceland was 96.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Iceland ranks 20th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).