Iceland vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Iceland
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Southern Africa
0.7433 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
6th
Southern Africa rank
4th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.7433 % change on previous year in Southern Africa, a difference of 3.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.2 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 249 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 0.0328 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 0.1296 % change on previous year | 5.57 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.33 % change on previous year | -0.1071 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.5491 % change on previous year | 4.2 % change on previous year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate, Iceland or Southern Africa?
- Iceland, at 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.7433 % change on previous year in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Iceland and Southern Africa?
- 3.14 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Southern Africa ranks 4th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.