Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.2614 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2614 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.56 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2614 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2614 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.56 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2614 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.56 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5497 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.54 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5305 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5214 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5126 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5044 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4975 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4929 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4904 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4864 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4794 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4722 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4658 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4599 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4554 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.452 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4485 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4441 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4394 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4344 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4287 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.423 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4186 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4153 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4122 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4078 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4014 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3965 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3934 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3889 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.384 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3801 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3769 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3748 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3728 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3698 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3658 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3614 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3565 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3518 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3487 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3463 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3432 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3378 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.33 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3218 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3158 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3148 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3152 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3142 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3126 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3096 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3062 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.303 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2989 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2919 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2859 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2796 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2751 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2707 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.264 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2614 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2614 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 38.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2614 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 23.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5232 Square kilometres per person | 0.4929 Square kilometres per person | 0.56 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4654 Square kilometres per person | 0.4441 Square kilometres per person | 0.4904 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4177 Square kilometres per person | 0.3965 Square kilometres per person | 0.4394 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3768 Square kilometres per person | 0.3614 Square kilometres per person | 0.3934 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3367 Square kilometres per person | 0.3148 Square kilometres per person | 0.3565 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3017 Square kilometres per person | 0.2796 Square kilometres per person | 0.3152 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2678 Square kilometres per person | 0.2614 Square kilometres per person | 0.2751 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Mongolia 0.4477 Square kilometres per person compare
- 3 Australia 0.2885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 4 Namibia 0.2778 Square kilometres per person compare
- 6 Guyana 0.2555 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2552 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Libya 0.2408 Square kilometres per person 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 use hidden — land area, per capita in Iceland?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Iceland was 0.2614 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2614 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.