Which has higher forestland — area, Iceland or Réunion?

Réunion, at 77.15 1000 ha against 61.48 1000 ha in Iceland as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Iceland and Réunion?

15.67 1000 ha, with Réunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Réunion?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Réunion: Forestland — Area

Iceland

61.48 1000 ha

in 2025

Réunion

77.15 1000 ha

in 2025

Iceland rank

159th

Réunion rank

156th

Forestland — Area over time

Iceland
Réunion

How they compare

Réunion currently reports 77.15 1000 ha against 61.48 1000 ha in Iceland, a difference of 15.67 1000 ha.

That makes Réunion's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Réunion has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 159th and Réunion ranks 156th of 223 countries.

Réunion has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24.36 1000 ha	69.31 1000 ha	44.95 1000 ha	Réunion
2000s	39.65 1000 ha	72.33 1000 ha	32.67 1000 ha	Réunion
2010s	52.57 1000 ha	75.64 1000 ha	23.07 1000 ha	Réunion
2020s	59.07 1000 ha	77.11 1000 ha	18.04 1000 ha	Réunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Iceland or Réunion?: Réunion, at 77.15 1000 ha against 61.48 1000 ha in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Iceland and Réunion?: 15.67 1000 ha, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Réunion?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Réunion rank globally for forestland — area?: Iceland ranks 159th and Réunion ranks 156th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).