Forest land area as a share of country land area rose 0% to 0.005% in Iceland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area as a share of country land area in Iceland reached an all time high of 0.005% in 2015 and an all time low of 0.002% in 1990. When compared to Iceland's main peers, forest land area as a share of country land area in Denmark amounted to 0.144%, 0.332% in Norway, 0.689% in Sweden and 0.130% in United Kingdom in 2015.
Iceland has been ranked 161st within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of forest land area as a share of country land area, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area (As % of Country Land Area) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.225% | 0.225% | 0.225% | 0.225% | 0.225% | ... | ||||||||||
| Denmark | % | 0.137% | 0.138% | 0.140% | 0.141% | 0.142% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 0.731% | 0.731% | 0.731% | 0.731% | 0.731% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.298% | 0.300% | 0.302% | 0.304% | 0.306% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.327% | 0.327% | 0.327% | 0.327% | 0.328% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.004% | 0.005% | 0.005% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.104% | 0.105% | 0.106% | 0.107% | 0.108% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.110% | 0.111% | 0.111% | 0.111% | 0.111% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 0.331% | 0.331% | 0.331% | 0.331% | 0.332% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 0.497% | 0.498% | 0.498% | 0.498% | 0.498% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 0.685% | 0.684% | 0.684% | 0.689% | 0.689% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.126% | 0.126% | 0.127% | 0.128% | 0.129% | ... |
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