Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in Iceland
Iceland: Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square was 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
47th
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.717 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1979
All-time low
0.3565 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Iceland stood at 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Iceland peaked at 0.717 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.3565 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1997.
Iceland ranks 47th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh: Gross Production Value (constant) … US square in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5865 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5981 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.555 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5101 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5579 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5684 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6074 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5922 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5817 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5523 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5082 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5629 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6187 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6308 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6915 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6657 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6668 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7108 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.717 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6532 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6668 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6471 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6178 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5872 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5808 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5683 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4756 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4341 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4265 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4199 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3878 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3993 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3969 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.392 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3668 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3565 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3688 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4392 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3887 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3914 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3966 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3942 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3901 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3989 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4135 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4325 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4476 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4462 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4595 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4681 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4791 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4704 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4359 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4251 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4211 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3884 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3109 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3685 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.573 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5101 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6074 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6325 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5082 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.717 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5839 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4341 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.6668 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3905 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3565 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4265 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3982 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3887 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4392 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4508 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4135 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4791 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4029 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4251 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 44 Egypt 0.3942 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Norway 0.3891 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Kenya 0.3781 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Austria 0.3685 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Slovenia 0.3665 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Georgia 0.3533 1000 USD per square kilometre 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Iceland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value in Iceland was 0.3769 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.717 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3565 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Iceland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production value rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.