Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Iceland
Iceland: Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield was 522,250 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 522,250 kg/ha for cucumbers and gherkins — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Iceland peaked at 600,000 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75,000 kg/ha, in 1961.
Iceland ranks 3rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Iceland, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 80,000 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 85,000 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 90,000 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 95,000 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 100,000 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 121,000 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 106,500 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 120,000 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 135,000 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 104,333 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1976 | 113,667 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 120,333 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 126,000 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 136,333 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 129,333 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 125,000 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 123,667 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 122,333 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 152,667 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 197,333 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 1986 | 167,000 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 166,667 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 166,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 143,000 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1990 | 97,750 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 106,500 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 100,000 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 145,750 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 1994 | 121,200 kg/ha | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 121,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86,143 kg/ha | -28.9% |
| 1997 | 234,667 kg/ha | +172.4% |
| 1998 | 259,667 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 279,000 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 277,000 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 349,667 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 337,333 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 298,667 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 310,000 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 382,333 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 374,667 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 447,667 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 505,333 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 484,000 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 486,000 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 509,602 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 546,435 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 552,325 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 563,789 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 579,785 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 595,310 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 600,000 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 586,224 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 564,618 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 545,784 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 516,750 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 521,500 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 524,000 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 522,250 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 522,250 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,682 kg/ha, 7.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 522,250 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,708 kg/ha, 9.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +172.4% | 86,143 kg/ha | 234,667 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,667 kg/ha | 75,000 kg/ha | 100,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 118,317 kg/ha | 100,000 kg/ha | 136,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 149,367 kg/ha | 122,333 kg/ha | 197,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,188 kg/ha | 86,143 kg/ha | 279,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 376,667 kg/ha | 277,000 kg/ha | 505,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 558,409 kg/ha | 486,000 kg/ha | 600,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 526,057 kg/ha | 516,750 kg/ha | 545,784 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 650,000 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 52,934 kg/ha compare
- 2 Oman 526,091 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27,995 kg/ha compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 500,000 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 21,691 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium 424,857 kg/ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 19,330 kg/ha compare
- 6 Denmark 278,600 kg/ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 18,158 kg/ha 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 cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Iceland?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Iceland was 522,250 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for cucumbers and gherkins — yield?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — yield rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.