Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Iceland
Iceland: Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply was 4.74 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4.74 kcal/cap/d for beverages, alcoholic — food supply in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Iceland peaked at 32.06 kcal/cap/d in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.74 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Iceland 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.99 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 31.33 kcal/cap/d | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 32.06 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.47 kcal/cap/d | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 10.89 kcal/cap/d | -55.5% |
| 2015 | 11.29 kcal/cap/d | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 18.35 kcal/cap/d | +62.5% |
| 2017 | 20.04 kcal/cap/d | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.09 kcal/cap/d | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 11.18 kcal/cap/d | +38.2% |
| 2020 | 7.36 kcal/cap/d | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 7.51 kcal/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.71 kcal/cap/d | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 4.74 kcal/cap/d | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.17 kcal/cap/d | 8.09 kcal/cap/d | 32.06 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.58 kcal/cap/d | 4.74 kcal/cap/d | 7.51 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Iceland?
- Beverages, alcoholic — food supply in Iceland was 4.74 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.06 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- What is the lowest beverages, alcoholic — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for beverages, alcoholic — food supply?
- Iceland ranks 118th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beverages, alcoholic — food supply rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beverages, Alcoholic — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.