Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland
Iceland: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 321.22 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland stood at 321.22 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland peaked at 749.05 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 268.02 1000 ha, in 2016.
Iceland ranks 132nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 749.05 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 602.5 1000 ha | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 488.75 1000 ha | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 461.99 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 387.69 1000 ha | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 404.59 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 379.85 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 308 1000 ha | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 323.55 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 355.44 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 391.21 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 391.47 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 376.15 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 363.34 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 269.08 1000 ha | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 268.02 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 289.2 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 307.5 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 320.31 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 339.26 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 313.46 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 322.86 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 324.33 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 321.22 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 321.22 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 456.91 1000 ha, 70% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 321.22 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 456.22 1000 ha | 308 1000 ha | 749.05 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 333.17 1000 ha | 268.02 1000 ha | 391.47 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 324.23 1000 ha | 313.46 1000 ha | 339.26 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Iceland was 321.22 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 749.05 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 268.02 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Iceland ranks 132nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-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.