Iceland vs United States of America: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Iceland
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States of America
0.4627 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
6th
United States of America rank
8th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- United States of America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.4627 % change on previous year in United States of America, a difference of 3.42 % change on previous year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 8.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 249 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 4.49 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 0.9771 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.5237 % change on previous year | 4.23 % 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 United States of America?
- Iceland, at 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.4627 % change on previous year in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Iceland and United States of America?
- 3.42 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United States of America rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th 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.