Iceland vs Western Asia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate
Iceland
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2025
Western Asia
0.3819 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
6th
Western Asia rank
9th
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Western Asia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.3819 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 3.5 % change on previous year.
That makes Iceland's figure about 10.2 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 6th and Western Asia ranks 9th of 249 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 7.64 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 5.7 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 0.8214 % change on previous year | 6.51 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 0.2819 % change on previous year | 4.47 % 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 Western Asia?
- Iceland, at 3.88 % change on previous year against 0.3819 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate between Iceland and Western Asia?
- 3.5 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Western Asia rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 6th and Western Asia ranks 9th 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.