Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0042 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per capita in Iceland is 0.0042 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0118 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Iceland 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0116 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0114 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0088 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | 0.0083 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1,950 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0266 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Iceland?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Iceland was 0.0042 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.