Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Iceland
Iceland: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 7.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7.39 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Iceland peaked at 7.39 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.66 %, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 219th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 % | 5.66 % | 5.66 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.44 % | 6.05 % | 6.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.06 % | 7 % | 7.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.06 % | 6.83 % | 7.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8 % | 6.64 % | 6.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 % | 6.46 % | 6.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.83 % | 6.46 % | 7.39 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 216 Australia 8.71 % compare
- 217 Australia and New Zealand 8.64 % compare
- 218 Montenegro 7.67 % compare
- 220 Yemen 6.19 % compare
- 221 New Zealand 6.15 % compare
- 222 Congo 6.13 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Iceland?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Iceland was 7.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 % in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Iceland ranks 219th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.