What is cropland per person over the long term in Iceland?

Cropland per person over the long term in Iceland was 0.3095 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.6834 in 1960.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3095 in 2025.

How does Iceland rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Iceland ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Iceland data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Iceland

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Iceland
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iceland: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.3095 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.3095

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

41st

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.6834

in 1960

All-time low

0.3095

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Iceland, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Iceland stood at 0.3095. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Iceland peaked at 0.6834 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3095, in 2025.

Iceland ranks 41st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.6662	0.6662	0.6662	1
1100s	0.6681	0.6681	0.6681	1
1200s	0.6699	0.6699	0.6699	1
1300s	0.6717	0.6717	0.6717	1
1400s	0.6735	0.6735	0.6735	1
1500s	0.6753	0.6753	0.6753	1
1600s	0.6771	0.6771	0.6771	1
1700s	0.6788	0.6788	0.6788	1
1710s	0.679	0.679	0.679	1
1720s	0.6792	0.6792	0.6792	1
1730s	0.6794	0.6794	0.6794	1
1740s	0.6795	0.6795	0.6795	1
1750s	0.6797	0.6797	0.6797	1
1760s	0.6799	0.6799	0.6799	1
1770s	0.6801	0.6801	0.6801	1
1780s	0.6802	0.6802	0.6802	1
1790s	0.6804	0.6804	0.6804	1
1800s	0.6806	0.6806	0.6806	1
1810s	0.6808	0.6808	0.6808	1
1820s	0.681	0.681	0.681	1
1830s	0.6811	0.6811	0.6811	1
1840s	0.6813	0.6813	0.6813	1
1850s	0.6815	0.6815	0.6815	1
1860s	0.6817	0.6817	0.6817	1
1870s	0.6818	0.6818	0.6818	1
1880s	0.682	0.682	0.682	1
1890s	0.6822	0.6822	0.6822	1
1900s	0.6824	0.6824	0.6824	1
1910s	0.6825	0.6825	0.6825	1
1920s	0.6827	0.6827	0.6827	1
1930s	0.6829	0.6829	0.6829	1
1940s	0.6831	0.6831	0.6831	1
1950s	0.6833	0.6832	0.6834	10
1960s	0.6331	0.5941	0.6834	10
1970s	0.5826	0.5771	0.5919	10
1980s	0.5594	0.5355	0.5829	10
1990s	0.5032	0.4633	0.5338	10
2000s	0.4311	0.3931	0.4587	10
2010s	0.3556	0.3325	0.3842	10
2020s	0.3187	0.3095	0.3281	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Iceland?: Cropland per person over the long term in Iceland was 0.3095 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.6834 in 1960.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3095 in 2025.
How does Iceland rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Iceland ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026