Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Iceland
Iceland: Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) was 8,677 million SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Iceland, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Iceland stood at 8,677 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 159.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Iceland peaked at 8,677 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,630 million SLC, in 2005.
That places Iceland 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,630 million SLC | — |
| 2006 | 1,734 million SLC | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,810 million SLC | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2,311 million SLC | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 2,507 million SLC | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 2,834 million SLC | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2,929 million SLC | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,770 million SLC | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 2,899 million SLC | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3,341 million SLC | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 3,801 million SLC | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 4,100 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 5,431 million SLC | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 6,186 million SLC | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 5,868 million SLC | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6,576 million SLC | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 6,609 million SLC | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,732 million SLC | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7,793 million SLC | +15.8% |
| 2024 | 8,677 million SLC | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,998 million SLC | 1,630 million SLC | 2,507 million SLC | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,016 million SLC | 2,770 million SLC | 6,186 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,278 million SLC | 6,576 million SLC | 8,677 million SLC | 5 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0281 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Iceland?
- Protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) in Iceland was 8,677 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,677 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 million SLC in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government)?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protection of biodiversity and landscape (general government) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Protection of Biodiversity and Landscape (general government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.