Inland waters — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Inland waters — Area was 217 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 217 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Iceland peaked at 275 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 217 1000 ha, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 98th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.4 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 217 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 217 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Iceland?
- Inland waters — area in Iceland was 217 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 275 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 217 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for inland waters — area?
- Iceland ranks 98th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Inland waters — 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.