Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Cropland area under protective cover — Area was 0.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland area under protective cover — Area in Iceland, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area under protective cover — area in Iceland stood at 0.02 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under protective cover — area in Iceland peaked at 0.02 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.015 1000 ha, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 40th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0179 1000 ha | 0.015 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.016 1000 ha | 0.015 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 37 Malta 0.099 1000 ha compare
- 38 Martinique 0.035 1000 ha compare
- 39 Channel Islands 0.0267 1000 ha compare
- 41 French Guiana 0.012 1000 ha compare
- 42 Mayotte 0.01 1000 ha compare
- 43 Luxembourg 0.0052 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 cropland area under protective cover — area in Iceland?
- Cropland area under protective cover — area in Iceland was 0.02 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest cropland area under protective cover — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for cropland area under protective cover — area?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under protective cover — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Cropland area under protective cover — 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.