Iceland's forest cover rose from 0.2 % in 1994 to 0.5 % in 2023.
Iceland · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 9 with data
Land
Iceland's forest area rose from 222 km in 1994 to 533 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
86th of 213 · 32nd in Europe & C. Asia
Iceland's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 20.2 % in 2013 to 20.9 % in 2025.
Iceland's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 19.0 % in 1994 to 16.2 % in 2023.
Iceland's arable land (% of land area) fell from 1.3 % in 1994 to 1.2 % in 2023.
Air
Iceland's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 6.1 in 1994 to 4.9 in 2023.
Water
Iceland's water stress rose from 0.1 % in 1993 to 0.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
1st of 181 · 1st in Europe & C. Asia
Iceland's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 644,611 in 1993 to 445,023 in 2022.
Access
Iceland's safe drinking water rose from 90.2 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Iceland.
- Safe sanitationNo data