Machinery per agricultural land in Iceland
Iceland: Machinery per agricultural land was 1.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.44
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
37th
of 175 countries
All-time high
1.87
in 1983
All-time low
0.8084
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Machinery per agricultural land in Iceland, 1961–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, machinery per agricultural land in Iceland stood at 1.44.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery per agricultural land in Iceland peaked at 1.87 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.8084, in 1961.
That places Iceland 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 | 0.8084 | 1.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 | 1.34 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 | 1.52 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.21 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.23 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1.43 | 1.72 | 10 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery per agricultural land in Iceland?
- Machinery per agricultural land in Iceland was 1.44 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 1983.
- What is the lowest machinery per agricultural land recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8084 in 1961.
- How does Iceland rank for machinery per agricultural land?
- Iceland ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery per agricultural land rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Machinery per agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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