Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iceland
Iceland: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 2,819 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iceland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iceland stood at 2,819 1000 ha.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iceland peaked at 2,969 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,470 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Iceland 43rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,759 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,819 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2,785 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2,863 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2,969 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2,950 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,959 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,934 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,754 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,851 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2,837 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,817 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,734 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,656 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2,470 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 2,633 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2,697 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2,657 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,702 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,740 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,796 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,883 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,819 1000 ha | -2.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,819 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.53 1000 ha, 5318.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,819 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 1000 ha, 2790.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,866 1000 ha | 2,754 1000 ha | 2,969 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,705 1000 ha | 2,470 1000 ha | 2,851 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,796 1000 ha | 2,740 1000 ha | 2,883 1000 ha | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iceland?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Iceland was 2,819 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,969 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,470 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.