Which has higher forest area, Dominica or Iceland?

Iceland, at 614.8 sq. km against 573.5 sq. km in Dominica as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Dominica and Iceland?

41.3 sq. km, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iceland?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Iceland: Forest area (sq. km)

Dominica

573.5 sq. km

in 2025

Iceland

614.8 sq. km

in 2025

Dominica rank

165th

Iceland rank

164th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Dominica
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 614.8 sq. km against 573.5 sq. km in Dominica, a difference of 41.3 sq. km.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 164th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	587.04 sq. km	243.61 sq. km	343.43 sq. km	Dominica
2000s	584.65 sq. km	396.54 sq. km	188.11 sq. km	Dominica
2010s	579.22 sq. km	525.69 sq. km	53.53 sq. km	Dominica
2020s	574.6 sq. km	590.7 sq. km	16.1 sq. km	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Dominica or Iceland?: Iceland, at 614.8 sq. km against 573.5 sq. km in Dominica as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Dominica and Iceland?: 41.3 sq. km, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Iceland?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Iceland rank globally for forest area?: Dominica ranks 165th and Iceland ranks 164th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land 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.