Forestland — Area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per capita in Iceland, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 1990.
Iceland ranks 119th of 191 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.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 75% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 6 |
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 forestland — area, per capita in Iceland?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Iceland was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.