Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 109 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 109 USD_PPP/ha for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Iceland peaked at 109 USD_PPP/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.07 USD_PPP/ha, in 1996.
Iceland ranks 216th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.62 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 67.77 USD_PPP/ha | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 66.31 USD_PPP/ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 64.9 USD_PPP/ha | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 68.89 USD_PPP/ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 66.1 USD_PPP/ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 70.03 USD_PPP/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 65.08 USD_PPP/ha | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 65.02 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 65.83 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 65.99 USD_PPP/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 71.19 USD_PPP/ha | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 73.96 USD_PPP/ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 78.45 USD_PPP/ha | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 80.4 USD_PPP/ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 79.44 USD_PPP/ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 80.84 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 86.38 USD_PPP/ha | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 87.39 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 82.32 USD_PPP/ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 82.93 USD_PPP/ha | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 82.33 USD_PPP/ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 80.59 USD_PPP/ha | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 80.92 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.58 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 83.53 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 79.6 USD_PPP/ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 70.62 USD_PPP/ha | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 66.59 USD_PPP/ha | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 66.62 USD_PPP/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 68.44 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 67.05 USD_PPP/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 64.22 USD_PPP/ha | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 65.88 USD_PPP/ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 65.17 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 64.07 USD_PPP/ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 64.84 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.02 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 70.17 USD_PPP/ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 73.54 USD_PPP/ha | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 72.93 USD_PPP/ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.97 USD_PPP/ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.86 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 75.27 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 74.96 USD_PPP/ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.17 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 81.34 USD_PPP/ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 82.93 USD_PPP/ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 82.67 USD_PPP/ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.35 USD_PPP/ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 87.88 USD_PPP/ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 86.49 USD_PPP/ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.98 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 93.66 USD_PPP/ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 97.55 USD_PPP/ha | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 100.84 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 100.81 USD_PPP/ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.21 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.9 USD_PPP/ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 96.94 USD_PPP/ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.3 USD_PPP/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 108.96 USD_PPP/ha | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 109 USD_PPP/ha | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 109 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,809 USD_PPP/ha, 6% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 109 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,519 USD_PPP/ha, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.52 USD_PPP/ha | 64.62 USD_PPP/ha | 70.03 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 76.99 USD_PPP/ha | 65.83 USD_PPP/ha | 87.39 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.2 USD_PPP/ha | 66.59 USD_PPP/ha | 83.53 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.35 USD_PPP/ha | 64.07 USD_PPP/ha | 70.17 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.96 USD_PPP/ha | 72.93 USD_PPP/ha | 82.93 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.46 USD_PPP/ha | 83.35 USD_PPP/ha | 100.84 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.62 USD_PPP/ha | 95.3 USD_PPP/ha | 109 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 213 Libya 121.18 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 214 Madagascar 116.91 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 215 Ethiopia PDR 113.47 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 217 Sudan (former) 103.32 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 218 Kazakhstan 81.98 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 219 Lesotho 70.04 USD_PPP/ha compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Iceland?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Iceland was 109 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 109 USD_PPP/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.07 USD_PPP/ha in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Iceland ranks 216th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per 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.