Cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland
Iceland: Cropland extent over the long-term was 121,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
121,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 202 countries
All-time high
136,000 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
33,312 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland stood at 121,000 hectares.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland peaked at 136,000 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,312 hectares, in 1000.
Iceland ranks 148th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 33,312 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 46,765 hectares | +40.4% |
| 1200 | 46,892 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1300 | 47,019 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1400 | 40,410 hectares | -14.1% |
| 1500 | 40,517 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1600 | 33,853 hectares | -16.4% |
| 1700 | 33,628 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1710 | 34,324 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1720 | 35,033 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1730 | 35,757 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1740 | 36,497 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1750 | 37,251 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1760 | 38,021 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1770 | 38,807 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1780 | 39,609 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1790 | 40,428 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1800 | 41,264 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1810 | 42,117 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1820 | 43,883 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1830 | 45,723 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1840 | 47,641 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1850 | 49,639 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1860 | 51,720 hectares | +4.2% |
| 1870 | 52,256 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 52,797 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 53,344 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 53,897 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 54,455 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 68,087 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1930 | 78,348 hectares | +15.1% |
| 1940 | 89,062 hectares | +13.7% |
| 1950 | 97,469 hectares | +9.4% |
| 1951 | 99,031 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 100,922 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 103,052 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 105,335 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 107,719 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 110,152 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 112,608 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 115,070 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 117,536 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 120,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 120,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 121,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 122,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 123,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 124,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 125,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 126,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 127,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 129,000 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 130,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 131,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 133,000 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 133,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 134,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 134,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 134,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 134,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 135,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 135,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 135,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 135,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 136,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 136,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 136,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 135,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 135,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 135,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 134,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 133,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 130,000 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 129,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 129,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 125,000 hectares | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 125,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 124,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 123,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 122,200 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 121,200 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 121,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 121,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 121,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 121,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 121,000 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 18% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 121,000 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +40.4% | 33,312 hectares | 46,765 hectares |
| 1920 | +25.0% | 54,455 hectares | 68,087 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 33,312 hectares | 33,312 hectares | 33,312 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 46,765 hectares | 46,765 hectares | 46,765 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 46,892 hectares | 46,892 hectares | 46,892 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 47,019 hectares | 47,019 hectares | 47,019 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 40,410 hectares | 40,410 hectares | 40,410 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 40,517 hectares | 40,517 hectares | 40,517 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 33,853 hectares | 33,853 hectares | 33,853 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 33,628 hectares | 33,628 hectares | 33,628 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 34,324 hectares | 34,324 hectares | 34,324 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 35,033 hectares | 35,033 hectares | 35,033 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 35,757 hectares | 35,757 hectares | 35,757 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 36,497 hectares | 36,497 hectares | 36,497 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 37,251 hectares | 37,251 hectares | 37,251 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 38,021 hectares | 38,021 hectares | 38,021 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 38,807 hectares | 38,807 hectares | 38,807 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 39,609 hectares | 39,609 hectares | 39,609 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 40,428 hectares | 40,428 hectares | 40,428 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 41,264 hectares | 41,264 hectares | 41,264 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 42,117 hectares | 42,117 hectares | 42,117 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 43,883 hectares | 43,883 hectares | 43,883 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 45,723 hectares | 45,723 hectares | 45,723 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 47,641 hectares | 47,641 hectares | 47,641 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 49,639 hectares | 49,639 hectares | 49,639 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 51,720 hectares | 51,720 hectares | 51,720 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 52,256 hectares | 52,256 hectares | 52,256 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 52,797 hectares | 52,797 hectares | 52,797 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 53,344 hectares | 53,344 hectares | 53,344 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 53,897 hectares | 53,897 hectares | 53,897 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 54,455 hectares | 54,455 hectares | 54,455 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 68,087 hectares | 68,087 hectares | 68,087 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 78,348 hectares | 78,348 hectares | 78,348 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 89,062 hectares | 89,062 hectares | 89,062 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 106,889 hectares | 97,469 hectares | 117,536 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 120,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 120,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 125,800 hectares | 121,000 hectares | 131,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,200 hectares | 133,000 hectares | 135,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,900 hectares | 129,000 hectares | 136,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,700 hectares | 124,000 hectares | 129,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,380 hectares | 121,000 hectares | 123,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,000 hectares | 121,000 hectares | 121,000 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3084 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 4.77 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Iceland was 121,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 136,000 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,312 hectares in 1000.
- How does Iceland rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Iceland ranks 148th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.