Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Iceland
Iceland: Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC was 0.0782 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Iceland, 2004–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Iceland is 0.0782 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Iceland peaked at 0.0782 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 1000 ha, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 57th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0272 1000 ha | 0.0081 1000 ha | 0.0367 1000 ha | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0495 1000 ha | 0.0367 1000 ha | 0.0529 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0702 1000 ha | 0.0543 1000 ha | 0.0782 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 54 Luxembourg 0.6001 1000 ha compare
- 55 Liechtenstein 0.2437 1000 ha compare
- 56 Cyprus 0.0844 1000 ha compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 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 net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Iceland?
- Net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Iceland was 0.0782 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0782 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — unfccc recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for net forest conversion — area — unfccc?
- Iceland ranks 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — area — unfccc rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC. 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).