Country area — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Country area — Area was 10,300 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Iceland stood at 10,300 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Iceland peaked at 10,300 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,300 1000 ha, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 116th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 10,300 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 113 Bulgaria 11,100 1000 ha compare
- 114 Cuba 10,988 1000 ha compare
- 115 Guatemala 10,889 1000 ha compare
- 117 Serbia and Montenegro 10,217 1000 ha compare
- 118 Republic of Korea 10,046 1000 ha compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 9,865 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Iceland?
- Country area — area in Iceland was 10,300 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,300 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,300 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for country area — area?
- Iceland ranks 116th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.