Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 16.25 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Iceland is 16.25 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Iceland peaked at 21.15 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 16.25 %, in 2023.
That places Iceland 186th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.15 % | 21.15 % | 21.15 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.51 % | 19.06 % | 19.96 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.95 % | 18.95 % | 18.95 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.92 % | 18.84 % | 18.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.78 % | 18.71 % | 18.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.66 % | 18.57 % | 18.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.64 % | 16.25 % | 18.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 183 Fiji 17 % compare
- 184 Polynesia 16.48 % compare
- 185 Saint Lucia 16.28 % compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.19 % compare
- 188 Naoero 16.05 % compare
- 189 Republic of Korea 15.99 % compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 452 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 74 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 8,194 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2,634 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Iceland?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Iceland was 16.25 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.15 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.25 % in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Iceland ranks 186th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.