Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area was 2.67 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Iceland stood at 2.67 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Iceland peaked at 10.2 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.67 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Iceland 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 1000 ha | — |
| 2006 | 5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.2 1000 ha | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 7 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 6.7 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9 1000 ha | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 8.2 1000 ha | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8 1000 ha | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.2 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 1000 ha | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 3 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2.67 1000 ha | -11.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2.67 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 132.2 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2.67 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 189.73 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.98 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.73 1000 ha | 5.9 1000 ha | 10.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.33 1000 ha | 2.67 1000 ha | 6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Iceland?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — area in Iceland was 2.67 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — area?
- Iceland ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. 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 Agriculture area under organic agric. — 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.