Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Iceland, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Iceland is 0.0001 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1992.
Iceland ranks 137th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 65% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per person, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Iceland?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita in Iceland was 0.0001 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1992.
- How does Iceland rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.