Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iceland
Iceland: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.04 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iceland, 2018–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iceland stood at 0.04 %. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Iceland ranks 216th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.04 % | — |
| 2019 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.04 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 0% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.04 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 214 Latvia 0.09 % compare
- 215 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.06 % compare
- 217 Central African Republic 0 % compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iceland?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Iceland was 0.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Iceland ranks 216th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.