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Forest cover — Iceland

Forest cover in Iceland in 2023 — 0.53%. Ranked 199 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.36 pp.

2023 0.53% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 199of 213
Period maximum 0.53%2023
Period minimum 0.17%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Iceland, 1990–202300.20.40.61990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 0.17%1991: 0.18%1992: 0.2%1993: 0.21%1994: 0.22%1995: 0.23%1996: 0.25%1997: 0.26%1998: 0.27%1999: 0.28%2000: 0.3%2001: 0.31%2002: 0.33%2003: 0.34%2004: 0.36%2005: 0.37%2006: 0.39%2007: 0.4%2008: 0.42%2009: 0.43%2010: 0.45%2011: 0.45%2012: 0.46%2013: 0.47%2014: 0.47%2015: 0.48%2016: 0.49%2017: 0.49%2018: 0.5%2019: 0.5%2020: 0.51%2021: 0.52%2022: 0.52%2023: 0.53%
Change over the period: +0.36 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 0.53%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Northern Europe computed 35.76%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.53 +0.01 pp
2022 0.52 +0.01 pp
2021 0.52 +0.01 pp
2020 0.51 +0.01 pp
2019 0.5 +0.01 pp
2018 0.5 +0 pp
2017 0.49 +0.01 pp
2016 0.49 +0 pp
2015 0.48 +0.01 pp
2014 0.47 +0.01 pp
2013 0.47 +0.01 pp
2012 0.46 +0.01 pp
2011 0.45 +0.01 pp
2010 0.45 +0.01 pp
2009 0.43 +0.01 pp
2008 0.42 +0.01 pp
2007 0.4 +0.01 pp
2006 0.39 +0.01 pp
2005 0.37 +0.01 pp
2004 0.36 +0.01 pp
2003 0.34 +0.01 pp
2002 0.33 +0.01 pp
2001 0.31 +0.01 pp
2000 0.3 +0.01 pp
1999 0.28 +0.01 pp
1998 0.27 +0.01 pp
1997 0.26 +0.01 pp
1996 0.25 +0.01 pp
1995 0.23 +0.01 pp
1994 0.22 +0.01 pp
1993 0.21 +0.01 pp
1992 0.2 +0.01 pp
1991 0.18 +0.01 pp
1990 0.17 —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FI Finland 73.72 SE Sweden 68.7 EE Estonia 57.07 LV Latvia 55 LT Lithuania 35.23 NO Norway 33.5 DK Denmark 15.78 GB United Kingdom 13.29 IE Ireland 11.53 IM Isle of Man 6.07 IS Iceland 0.53 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 GL Greenland 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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