Share of global forest area in Iceland
Iceland: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Iceland stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Iceland peaked at 0.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Iceland 168th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 166 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 169 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
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 share of global forest area in Iceland?
- Share of global forest area in Iceland was 0.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for share of global forest area?
- Iceland ranks 168th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.