Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0039 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Iceland 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0102 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0099 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0089 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0039 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 42.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0039 1000 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 20.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 1000 ha per person | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | 0.0079 1000 ha per person | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 0.007 1000 ha per person | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2008)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Iceland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Iceland was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.