Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 1,517 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1,517 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Iceland peaked at 2,000 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,517 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Iceland 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 1000 ha | 2,000 1000 ha | 2,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,830 1000 ha | 1,780 1000 ha | 1,880 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,766 1000 ha | 1,765 1000 ha | 1,767 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,764 1000 ha | 1,760 1000 ha | 1,765 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,755 1000 ha | 1,751 1000 ha | 1,760 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,751 1000 ha | 1,751 1000 ha | 1,751 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,657 1000 ha | 1,517 1000 ha | 1,751 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 95 Serbia and Montenegro 1,768 1000 ha compare
- 96 Czechoslovakia 1,703 1000 ha compare
- 97 Djibouti 1,700 1000 ha compare
- 99 Cambodia 1,500 1000 ha compare
- 99 Philippines 1,500 1000 ha compare
- 101 Honduras 1,463 1000 ha compare
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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 7.39 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Iceland?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Iceland was 1,517 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,517 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Iceland ranks 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.