Other land — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Other land — Area was 8,323 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Other land — Area in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Iceland is 8,323 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Iceland peaked at 8,324 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,098 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Iceland 58th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,103 1000 ha | 8,101 1000 ha | 8,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,103 1000 ha | 8,102 1000 ha | 8,105 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,112 1000 ha | 8,098 1000 ha | 8,156 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,222 1000 ha | 8,152 1000 ha | 8,324 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More environment data for Iceland
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.05 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 217 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.05 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 92.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,517 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.31 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 1.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Iceland?
- Other land — area in Iceland was 8,323 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,324 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,098 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for other land — area?
- Iceland ranks 58th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Other land — Area. 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.