Cattle — Stocks in Iceland
Iceland: Cattle — Stocks was 76,902 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — stocks in Iceland is 76,902 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Iceland peaked at 81,385 An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52,274 An, in 1969.
Iceland ranks 151st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53,377 An | — |
| 1962 | 55,744 An | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 55,901 An | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 57,211 An | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 59,751 An | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 59,542 An | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 54,530 An | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 52,289 An | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 52,274 An | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 53,401 An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 53,294 An | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 59,197 An | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 65,280 An | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 67,338 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 66,530 An | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 61,635 An | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 60,783 An | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 62,677 An | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 62,789 An | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 57,172 An | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 59,933 An | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 60,366 An | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 68,540 An | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 72,665 An | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 72,889 An | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 71,383 An | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 69,029 An | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 70,824 An | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 72,789 An | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 74,889 An | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 77,681 An | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 76,034 An | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 73,912 An | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 71,923 An | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 73,199 An | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 74,816 An | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 74,791 An | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 75,500 An | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 74,534 An | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 72,135 An | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 70,168 An | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 67,225 An | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 66,035 An | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 64,639 An | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 65,979 An | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 68,670 An | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 70,660 An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 72,012 An | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 73,498 An | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 73,781 An | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72,773 An | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 71,513 An | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 68,014 An | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 74,444 An | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 78,628 An | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 79,923 An | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 80,895 An | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81,385 An | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 80,872 An | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 80,643 An | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80,563 An | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 79,306 An | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 78,732 An | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 76,902 An | -2.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 76,902 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 546,476 An, 14% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 76,902 An is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.10 million An, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,624 An | 52,274 An | 59,751 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 61,292 An | 53,294 An | 67,338 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,559 An | 57,172 An | 72,889 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,728 An | 71,923 An | 77,681 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,102 An | 64,639 An | 73,498 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,223 An | 68,014 An | 81,385 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,229 An | 76,902 An | 80,643 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 148 Cyprus 82,680 An compare
- 149 Fiji 80,720 An compare
- 150 New Caledonia 77,281 An compare
- 152 Guadeloupe 75,830 An compare
- 153 Lebanon 75,538 An compare
- 154 Montenegro 67,496 An 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 cattle — stocks in Iceland?
- Cattle — stocks in Iceland was 76,902 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 81,385 An in 2018.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,274 An in 1969.
- How does Iceland rank for cattle — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.