Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2671 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.5753 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2671 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.2671 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.5753 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2671 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Iceland 6th 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 — Total area, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5753 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5648 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5548 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.545 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5357 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5267 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.5182 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5112 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5065 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5038 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4998 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4925 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4851 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4786 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4725 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4679 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4644 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4608 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4563 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4515 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4464 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4404 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4346 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.43 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4267 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4236 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4189 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4124 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4074 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4042 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3995 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3946 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3906 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3872 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3851 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.383 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3799 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3758 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3713 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3663 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3614 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3582 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3558 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3527 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3471 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3391 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3306 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3245 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3234 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3239 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3229 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3212 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3181 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3146 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3114 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3071 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2999 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.292 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2857 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2811 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2765 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2696 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2671 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.2671 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0073 Square kilometres per person, 36.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.2671 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0119 Square kilometres per person, 22.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5376 Square kilometres per person | 0.5065 Square kilometres per person | 0.5753 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4782 Square kilometres per person | 0.4563 Square kilometres per person | 0.5038 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4292 Square kilometres per person | 0.4074 Square kilometres per person | 0.4515 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3871 Square kilometres per person | 0.3713 Square kilometres per person | 0.4042 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3459 Square kilometres per person | 0.3234 Square kilometres per person | 0.3663 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3097 Square kilometres per person | 0.2857 Square kilometres per person | 0.3239 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2736 Square kilometres per person | 0.2671 Square kilometres per person | 0.2811 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 3 Canada 0.3904 Square kilometres per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.2904 Square kilometres per person compare
- 5 Namibia 0.2782 Square kilometres per person compare
- 7 Suriname 0.2605 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Guyana 0.2601 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 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 — total area, per capita in Iceland?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Iceland was 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5753 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2671 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 6th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.