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Iceland: Forest area (% of land area)

0.60percent · 2024+15.0% since 2014

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Iceland from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20240.6
20230.591
20220.581
20210.571
20200.562
20190.555
20180.548
20170.545
20160.538
20150.531
20140.522
20130.513
20120.504
20110.495
20100.486
20090.47
20080.453
20070.437
20060.42
20050.404
20040.387
20030.371
20020.354
20010.338
20000.321
19990.307
19980.293
19970.279
19960.264
19950.25
19940.236
19930.222
19920.207
19910.193
19900.179

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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