Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Iceland
Iceland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 15,170 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15,170 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Iceland peaked at 20,000 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15,170 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Iceland 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,000 Square kilometres | 20,000 Square kilometres | 20,000 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,299 Square kilometres | 17,800 Square kilometres | 18,800 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,658 Square kilometres | 17,650 Square kilometres | 17,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,635 Square kilometres | 17,600 Square kilometres | 17,650 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,547 Square kilometres | 17,510 Square kilometres | 17,600 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,510 Square kilometres | 17,510 Square kilometres | 17,510 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,925 Square kilometres | 15,170 Square kilometres | 17,510 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Iceland?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Iceland was 15,170 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,170 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata