Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland
Iceland: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 1.07 million t in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland is 1.07 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland peaked at 1.07 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.18 million t, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.18 million t | — |
| 1991 | 0.19 million t | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2 million t | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.21 million t | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.22 million t | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.23 million t | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 million t | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.26 million t | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.28 million t | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.29 million t | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.31 million t | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.33 million t | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.35 million t | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.37 million t | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.38 million t | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4 million t | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.42 million t | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.46 million t | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.51 million t | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.55 million t | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6 million t | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.64 million t | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.68 million t | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.72 million t | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.77 million t | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.81 million t | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.85 million t | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.89 million t | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.94 million t | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.98 million t | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million t | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 million t | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.207 million t | 0.18 million t | 0.23 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.321 million t | 0.24 million t | 0.4 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.616 million t | 0.42 million t | 0.81 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.96 million t | 0.85 million t | 1.07 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- 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)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Iceland was 1.07 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 million t in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Iceland ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.