Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Iceland
Iceland: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 61.48 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Iceland peaked at 61.48 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.93 1000 ha, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 174th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.36 1000 ha | 17.93 1000 ha | 30.79 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.65 1000 ha | 32.22 1000 ha | 47.09 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.57 1000 ha | 48.74 1000 ha | 55.97 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.07 1000 ha | 56.66 1000 ha | 61.48 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Guadeloupe 75.6 1000 ha compare
- 172 Jordan 70.7 1000 ha compare
- 173 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 175 Dominica 57.35 1000 ha compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
- 177 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0036 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 392,404 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 369,715 (2025)
- Urban population 94.2% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 9.67 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 171.69 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 9.67 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 9.67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Iceland?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Iceland was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.48 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.93 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).