Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area was 2.46 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland, 2020–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area in Iceland stood at 2.46 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 56.1% over five years.
That places Iceland 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — Area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.6 1000 ha | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 1000 ha | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 3 1000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2.46 1000 ha | -18.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2.46 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 136.6 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2.46 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 107.6 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 37 Paraguay 5.04 1000 ha compare
- 38 Montenegro 3.56 1000 ha compare
- 39 French Guiana 2.58 1000 ha compare
- 41 Liechtenstein 1.28 1000 ha compare
- 42 Finland 1.2 1000 ha compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.711 1000 ha 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 perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area in Iceland?
- Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area in Iceland was 2.46 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — area?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures area under organic agric. — 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.