Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland
Iceland: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 13.77 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland is 13.77 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland peaked at 53.03 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.06 1000 ha, in 2007.
That places Iceland 74th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.03 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 13.12 1000 ha | -75.3% |
| 2003 | 2.72 1000 ha | -79.3% |
| 2004 | 2.29 1000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 1.3 1000 ha | -37.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1 1000 ha | +98.1% |
| 2009 | 4.21 1000 ha | +100.5% |
| 2010 | 10.91 1000 ha | +159.1% |
| 2011 | 10.74 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.75 1000 ha | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 13.36 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.12 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.25 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.52 1000 ha | +39.8% |
| 2017 | 15.84 1000 ha | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 15.86 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.73 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.69 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 17.35 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 14.89 1000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 12.19 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 13.77 1000 ha | +13.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 13.77 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.01 1000 ha, 1377.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 13.77 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.06 1000 ha, 229.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +159.1% | 4.21 1000 ha | 10.91 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 1000 ha | 1.06 1000 ha | 53.03 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.01 1000 ha | 10.74 1000 ha | 18.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.78 1000 ha | 12.19 1000 ha | 17.35 1000 ha | 5 |
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 shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland was 13.77 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 53.03 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 1000 ha in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Iceland ranks 74th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.