Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.3316 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3316 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
151st
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.3567 t per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.1768 t per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland stood at 0.3316 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.3567 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1768 t per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Iceland 151st out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1942 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.212 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.204 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1939 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2066 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 0.196 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1847 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1998 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1819 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1768 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2009 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2001 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2198 t per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2334 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2315 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2299 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2494 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.259 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2507 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2598 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2525 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2479 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2398 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2509 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.243 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2285 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1952 t per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1922 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1877 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1892 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1884 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1927 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1959 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1995 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1934 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2012 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2108 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2323 t per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.244 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2454 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2613 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.274 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2632 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2632 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2733 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2896 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2971 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2981 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3035 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3053 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3203 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3243 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3225 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3287 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.339 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3535 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3567 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3503 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3439 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3411 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3348 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3316 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3316 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3316 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 t per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2009 t per square kilometre | 0.1847 t per square kilometre | 0.2172 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2183 t per square kilometre | 0.1768 t per square kilometre | 0.259 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2361 t per square kilometre | 0.1922 t per square kilometre | 0.2598 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1991 t per square kilometre | 0.1877 t per square kilometre | 0.2323 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2709 t per square kilometre | 0.244 t per square kilometre | 0.2981 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3304 t per square kilometre | 0.3035 t per square kilometre | 0.3567 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3378 t per square kilometre | 0.3316 t per square kilometre | 0.3439 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 148 Liberia 0.3586 t per square kilometre compare
- 149 Eritrea 0.3548 t per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mongolia 0.3377 t per square kilometre compare
- 152 Guyana 0.3174 t per square kilometre compare
- 153 Central African Republic 0.3041 t per square kilometre compare
- 154 Lesotho 0.2964 t 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, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.3316 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3567 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1768 t per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 151st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production 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.