Agricultural area per capita in Iceland

Iceland: Agricultural area per capita was 4.23 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
4.23
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
12th
of 220 countries
All-time high
11.84
in 1961
All-time low
4.23
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural area per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 4.23 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Iceland peaked at 11.84 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4.23, in 2023.

Iceland ranks 12th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.06 10.42 11.84 9
1970s 9.08 8.46 9.79 10
1980s 7.92 7.51 8.33 10
1990s 7.13 6.81 7.46 10
2000s 6.32 5.88 6.72 10
2010s 5.63 5.19 5.89 10
2020s 4.82 4.23 5.11 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 9 Turkmenistan 5.37 compare
  2. 10 Saudi Arabia 5.22 compare
  3. 11 Greenland 4.35 compare
  4. 13 Uruguay 4.2 compare
  5. 14 Bolivia 3.17 compare
  6. 15 Paraguay 3.13 compare

See the full ranking of 226 places β†’

More agriculture & rural data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area per capita in Iceland?
Agricultural area per capita in Iceland was 4.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 11.84 in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.23 in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for agricultural area per capita?
Iceland ranks 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural area per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 13,086 data points, 1961–2023
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