Land area — Area in Iceland

Iceland: Land area — Area was 10,083 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
10,083 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 248 countries
All-time high
10,083 1000 ha
in 2018
All-time low
10,025 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area in Iceland, 1961–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 111 Guatemala 10,716 1000 ha compare
  2. 112 Cuba 10,380 1000 ha compare
  3. 113 Serbia and Montenegro 10,200 1000 ha compare
  4. 115 Republic of Korea 9,760 1000 ha compare
  5. 116 Liberia 9,632 1000 ha compare
  6. 117 Malawi 9,428 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Land area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
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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.