Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iceland
Iceland: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 4.6 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4.6 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iceland peaked at 11.13 An per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.6 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 63rd of 160 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 or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.99 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 9.17 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 8.48 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1964 | 7.53 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 8.3 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 8.86 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 9.57 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 8.74 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1969 | 8.75 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 8.06 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 7.27 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 8.04 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 8.76 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 9.31 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 9.92 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 9.94 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 9.8 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.54 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 11.13 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 9.19 An per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 10.15 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 9.75 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.16 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 8.29 An per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 8.48 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 8.77 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 7.86 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 7.12 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 6.44 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 6.23 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 6.12 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.7 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 5.51 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 5.43 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5.65 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 5.19 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.14 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 5.24 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.52 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 5.91 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5.46 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 5.54 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.51 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.52 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.43 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 5.35 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.45 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.45 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.38 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.54 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.83 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 5.82 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.89 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.92 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.99 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.96 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 6.14 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.95 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.55 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.3 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.91 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.6 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4.6 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4.6 An per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8 An per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.71 An per square kilometre | 7.53 An per square kilometre | 9.57 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.28 An per square kilometre | 7.27 An per square kilometre | 11.13 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.52 An per square kilometre | 6.44 An per square kilometre | 10.15 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.57 An per square kilometre | 5.14 An per square kilometre | 6.23 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5 An per square kilometre | 5.35 An per square kilometre | 5.91 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.86 An per square kilometre | 5.54 An per square kilometre | 6.14 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 An per square kilometre | 4.6 An per square kilometre | 5.3 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.34 An per square kilometre compare
- 61 Slovenia 5.01 An per square kilometre compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 4.72 An per square kilometre compare
- 64 Iraq 4.55 An per square kilometre compare
- 65 Australia 4.51 An per square kilometre compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau 4.39 An 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 — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iceland?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Iceland was 4.6 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.13 An per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.