Iceland's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi, and the total size is 39,770 sq mi, with inland water included. Iceland rankes 106/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.07% of the land mass of all countries.
16.2% of its territory is agricultural land.
Iceland has 0.03% of the world's agricultural land area.
0.53% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.001% of the world's forests.

Iceland total size and land area

	Iceland	Rank
Total surface area	39,770 sq mi	106/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.02%	N/A
Land area	38,931 sq mi	104/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.07%	N/A
Population	386,506	173/197
Population density	10.2 ppl/mi²	194/197

Iceland's True Size on the Map

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Iceland's area by type

	Iceland	Rank
Forest area	205.8 sq mi	161/196
Forest area as share of land	0.53%	185/196
World's forests share	0.001%	N/A
Agricultural land	6,324 sq mi	127/194
Agricultural land share	16.2%	158/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.03%	N/A
Arable land	467 sq mi	144/191
Arable land share	1.2%	171/191
Water area	839 sq mi	93/197
Water as share of total area	2.11%	78/197
Roads length	8,014 mi	113/176
Land borders length	0 mi	171/197
Coastline length	3,088 mi	24/197
Share of marine protected waters	0.5%	108/155

Iceland's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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