Land area — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Land area — Area was 10,083 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10,083 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Iceland peaked at 10,083 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,025 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Iceland 114th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,037 1000 ha | 10,025 1000 ha | 10,083 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,083 1000 ha | 10,083 1000 ha | 10,083 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 land area — area in Iceland?
- Land area — area in Iceland was 10,083 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,083 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,025 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for land area — area?
- Iceland ranks 114th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Land area — 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.