Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 0.05 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Iceland, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.05 1000 ha for cropland area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Iceland 55th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.05 1000 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.05 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 211 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.05 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242.48 1000 ha, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.05 1000 ha | 0.05 1000 ha | 0.05 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.05 1000 ha | 0.05 1000 ha | 0.05 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 cropland area actually irrigated — area in Iceland?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Iceland was 0.05 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Iceland ranks 55th out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area actually irrigated — 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 Cropland area actually irrigated — 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.