Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 1,591 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,591 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 43 countries
All-time high
1,907 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
1,591 Hectares
in 2010
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Iceland, 1985–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Iceland stood at 1,591 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Iceland peaked at 1,907 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,591 Hectares, in 2010.
That places Iceland 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,903 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 1,903 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,903 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,902 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,903 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,907 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,907 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,906 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,906 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,907 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,907 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,903 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,900 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,897 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,895 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,894 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,889 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,887 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,885 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,884 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,882 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,881 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,880 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,880 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,880 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,591 Hectares | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,591 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,903 Hectares | 1,902 Hectares | 1,903 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,904 Hectares | 1,895 Hectares | 1,907 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,884 Hectares | 1,880 Hectares | 1,894 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,591 Hectares | 1,591 Hectares | 1,591 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,591 Hectares | 1,591 Hectares | 1,591 Hectares | 5 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0281 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Iceland?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Iceland was 1,591 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,907 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,591 Hectares in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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