Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.3734 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.3734 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.4196 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1839 tonnes per person, in 1982.
Iceland ranks 28th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2067 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2358 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2101 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2222 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2392 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.225 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2113 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2283 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2213 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2446 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2183 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 0.196 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2214 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2091 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1881 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2407 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2525 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.246 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2658 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2016 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1907 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1839 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2152 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2171 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1947 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2097 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.244 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2402 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2412 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2315 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2298 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2161 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2519 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2804 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2454 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2766 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.281 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2848 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.288 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3053 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3061 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3247 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2979 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3303 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3127 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3466 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3024 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2951 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3647 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3354 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3586 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3737 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3788 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4081 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4114 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4193 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4196 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3938 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3875 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3973 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.39 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3734 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3734 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2469 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3734 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2263 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2222 tonnes per person | 0.2067 tonnes per person | 0.2392 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2283 tonnes per person | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.2658 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2138 tonnes per person | 0.1839 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2542 tonnes per person | 0.2161 tonnes per person | 0.2848 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3109 tonnes per person | 0.288 tonnes per person | 0.3466 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3863 tonnes per person | 0.3354 tonnes per person | 0.4196 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3871 tonnes per person | 0.3734 tonnes per person | 0.3973 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 25 Turkey 0.3949 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.3765 tonnes per person compare
- 27 Gambia 0.374 tonnes per person compare
- 29 Costa Rica 0.3455 tonnes per person compare
- 30 Tunisia 0.3433 tonnes per person compare
- 31 South Korea 0.3424 tonnes per person 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Iceland was 0.3734 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4196 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1839 tonnes per person in 1982.
- How does Iceland rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.