Dates — Food supply in Iceland
Iceland: Dates — Food supply was 578.79 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dates — Food supply in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 578.79 million Kcal for dates — food supply in 2023.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Iceland peaked at 849.71 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 330.09 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Iceland 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Dates — Food supply in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 330.09 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 458.79 million Kcal | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 364.3 million Kcal | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 378.51 million Kcal | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 446.12 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 456.38 million Kcal | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 518.64 million Kcal | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 528.94 million Kcal | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 441.78 million Kcal | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 482.15 million Kcal | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 658.51 million Kcal | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 849.71 million Kcal | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 528.69 million Kcal | -37.8% |
| 2023 | 578.79 million Kcal | +9.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 578.79 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,461 million Kcal, 24% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 578.79 million Kcal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,113 million Kcal, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 440.57 million Kcal | 330.09 million Kcal | 528.94 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 653.92 million Kcal | 528.69 million Kcal | 849.71 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 96 Latvia 697.93 million Kcal compare
- 97 New Zealand 691.89 million Kcal compare
- 98 Mozambique 598.56 million Kcal compare
- 100 Montenegro 577.26 million Kcal compare
- 101 Eswatini 535.82 million Kcal compare
- 102 Republic of Moldova 532.67 million Kcal compare
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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 dates — food supply in Iceland?
- Dates — food supply in Iceland was 578.79 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 849.71 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 330.09 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for dates — food supply?
- Iceland ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 Dates — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.