Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0393 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0393 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
9th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.1117 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0393 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland is 0.0393 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.1117 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0393 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 9th out of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1117 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1097 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1077 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1058 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.104 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1023 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1006 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0993 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0907 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0888 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.087 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0853 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0837 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0824 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0812 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0801 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0789 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0775 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0766 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0755 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0745 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0737 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0732 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0726 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0718 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0707 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0685 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0663 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.066 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0656 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.065 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0643 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0626 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0618 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0611 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0601 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0577 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0552 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0546 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0529 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0522 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.051 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.047 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0458 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | -14.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0393 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 40.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0393 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.002 Square kilometres per person, 19.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1044 Square kilometres per person | 0.0983 Square kilometres per person | 0.1117 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0789 Square kilometres per person | 0.092 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0736 Square kilometres per person | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | 0.0775 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0663 Square kilometres per person | 0.0635 Square kilometres per person | 0.0693 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0589 Square kilometres per person | 0.055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0626 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0526 Square kilometres per person | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | 0.0551 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0393 Square kilometres per person | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 6 Turkmenistan 0.0515 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 0.0504 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Greenland 0.0428 Square kilometres per person compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.0354 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Bolivia 0.027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Paraguay 0.0245 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Iceland was 0.0393 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1117 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0393 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.