Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Iceland
Iceland: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 115 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Iceland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary meadows and pastures — area in Iceland is 115 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Iceland peaked at 121 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 114 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Iceland 78th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 121 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 121 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 119.5 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 118 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 116.5 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 114 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 115 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 115 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 7.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 115 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 120 1000 ha | 116.5 1000 ha | 121 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 114.9 1000 ha | 114 1000 ha | 115 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 115 1000 ha | 115 1000 ha | 115 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 temporary meadows and pastures — area in Iceland?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Iceland was 115 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 121 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Iceland ranks 78th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.