Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iceland
Iceland: Freshwater Fish — Food supply was 2,882 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2,882 million Kcal for freshwater fish — food supply in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 155.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater fish — food supply in Iceland peaked at 2,882 million Kcal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 214.71 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Iceland 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 214.71 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 506.7 million Kcal | +136.0% |
| 2012 | 1,412 million Kcal | +178.6% |
| 2013 | 1,129 million Kcal | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 1,726 million Kcal | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 1,006 million Kcal | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 2,227 million Kcal | +121.4% |
| 2017 | 2,607 million Kcal | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 2,233 million Kcal | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 2,882 million Kcal | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 2,882 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,882 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,882 million Kcal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,882 million Kcal | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,882 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,382 million Kcal, 28% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,882 million Kcal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,897 million Kcal, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Freshwater Fish — Food supply in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +178.6% | 506.7 million Kcal | 1,412 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,594 million Kcal | 214.71 million Kcal | 2,882 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,882 million Kcal | 2,882 million Kcal | 2,882 million Kcal | 4 |
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 freshwater fish — food supply in Iceland?
- Freshwater fish — food supply in Iceland was 2,882 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,882 million Kcal in 2019.
- What is the lowest freshwater fish — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 214.71 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for freshwater fish — food supply?
- Iceland ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater fish — food supply rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.4%. 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 Freshwater Fish — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.