Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0484 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Iceland stood at 0.0484 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.0492 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.018 t per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Iceland 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0269 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0261 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.018 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0191 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 t per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0239 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0257 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0287 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0244 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 t per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 t per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0253 t per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0228 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.028 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0323 t per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0341 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0288 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0299 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0337 t per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0339 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0305 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0313 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0343 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0367 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0363 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0361 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.036 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0319 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.036 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0389 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.041 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.036 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0438 t per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.046 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0474 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0479 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0492 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0491 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0484 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0484 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3411 t per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0484 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7353 t per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -33.8% | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 0.018 t per square kilometre |
| 1980 | -33.1% | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | 0.0222 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.024 t per square kilometre | 0.018 t per square kilometre | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0254 t per square kilometre | 0.0216 t per square kilometre | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | 0.0341 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0329 t per square kilometre | 0.0292 t per square kilometre | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0358 t per square kilometre | 0.0319 t per square kilometre | 0.0375 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0415 t per square kilometre | 0.0349 t per square kilometre | 0.0479 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 t per square kilometre | 0.0461 t per square kilometre | 0.0492 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 146 Namibia 0.0501 t per square kilometre compare
- 147 French Polynesia 0.0497 t per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mali 0.0487 t per square kilometre compare
- 150 Singapore 0.0476 t per square kilometre compare
- 151 Bhutan 0.0459 t per square kilometre compare
- 152 Lesotho 0.0375 t per square kilometre compare
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0484 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0492 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 t per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Iceland rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.