Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 379.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
Iceland ranks 154th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1974 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +117.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0175 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | +135.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0391 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.39 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.91 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +135.9% | 0.0175 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0416 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0391 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 151 Mali 0.0561 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Djibouti 0.0549 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 153 Saudi Arabia 0.0501 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Suriname 0.0428 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 157 Bhutan 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Iceland rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 379.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.