Agricultural irrigated land in Iceland
Iceland: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Iceland, 2018–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural irrigated land in Iceland is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
That places Iceland 84th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.1%, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 3,593 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8983 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Iceland?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Iceland was 0.0% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.