What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?

The highest recorded value was 0.4211 An per square kilometre in 1964.

What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2401 An per square kilometre in 2005.

How does Iceland rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?

Iceland ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.

Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Iceland

Name: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Iceland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Iceland: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 0.2565 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.2565 An per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

150th

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.4211 An per square kilometre

in 1964

All-time low

0.2401 An per square kilometre

in 2005

Years of data

1961–2023

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.2565 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.4211 An per square kilometre in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2401 An per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Iceland 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3952 An per square kilometre	—
1962	0.4076 An per square kilometre	+3.1%
1963	0.4191 An per square kilometre	+2.8%
1964	0.4211 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
1965	0.3882 An per square kilometre	-7.8%
1966	0.389 An per square kilometre	+0.2%
1967	0.3722 An per square kilometre	-4.3%
1968	0.3657 An per square kilometre	-1.8%
1969	0.359 An per square kilometre	-1.8%
1970	0.3419 An per square kilometre	-4.8%
1971	0.3575 An per square kilometre	+4.6%
1972	0.3649 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
1973	0.3688 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
1974	0.3699 An per square kilometre	+0.3%
1975	0.3637 An per square kilometre	-1.7%
1976	0.3642 An per square kilometre	+0.1%
1977	0.3677 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
1978	0.3624 An per square kilometre	-1.4%
1979	0.3366 An per square kilometre	-7.1%
1980	0.3349 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
1981	0.3269 An per square kilometre	-2.4%
1982	0.3276 An per square kilometre	+0.2%
1983	0.3311 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
1984	0.3414 An per square kilometre	+3.1%
1985	0.3503 An per square kilometre	+2.6%
1986	0.3379 An per square kilometre	-3.5%
1987	0.328 An per square kilometre	-2.9%
1988	0.3193 An per square kilometre	-2.7%
1989	0.3141 An per square kilometre	-1.6%
1990	0.3217 An per square kilometre	+2.4%
1991	0.3156 An per square kilometre	-1.9%
1992	0.3028 An per square kilometre	-4.1%
1993	0.2996 An per square kilometre	-1.1%
1994	0.3044 An per square kilometre	+1.6%
1995	0.3035 An per square kilometre	-0.3%
1996	0.2978 An per square kilometre	-1.9%
1997	0.2943 An per square kilometre	-1.2%
1998	0.2915 An per square kilometre	-1.0%
1999	0.2821 An per square kilometre	-3.2%
2000	0.27 An per square kilometre	-4.3%
2001	0.2617 An per square kilometre	-3.1%
2002	0.2544 An per square kilometre	-2.8%
2003	0.2484 An per square kilometre	-2.4%
2004	0.2433 An per square kilometre	-2.0%
2005	0.2401 An per square kilometre	-1.3%
2006	0.2544 An per square kilometre	+6.0%
2007	0.2598 An per square kilometre	+2.1%
2008	0.2615 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
2009	0.2642 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
2010	0.2565 An per square kilometre	-2.9%
2011	0.256 An per square kilometre	-0.2%
2012	0.247 An per square kilometre	-3.5%
2013	0.2465 An per square kilometre	-0.2%
2014	0.2609 An per square kilometre	+5.8%
2015	0.2731 An per square kilometre	+4.7%
2016	0.2628 An per square kilometre	-3.8%
2017	0.2668 An per square kilometre	+1.5%
2018	0.2617 An per square kilometre	-1.9%
2019	0.26 An per square kilometre	-0.6%
2020	0.2555 An per square kilometre	-1.7%
2021	0.2556 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.2551 An per square kilometre	-0.2%
2023	0.2565 An per square kilometre	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3908 An per square kilometre	0.359 An per square kilometre	0.4211 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.3598 An per square kilometre	0.3366 An per square kilometre	0.3699 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3311 An per square kilometre	0.3141 An per square kilometre	0.3503 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3013 An per square kilometre	0.2821 An per square kilometre	0.3217 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2558 An per square kilometre	0.2401 An per square kilometre	0.27 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2591 An per square kilometre	0.2465 An per square kilometre	0.2731 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2557 An per square kilometre	0.2551 An per square kilometre	0.2565 An per square kilometre	4

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Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Iceland?: Milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.2565 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?: The highest recorded value was 0.4211 An per square kilometre in 1964.
What is the lowest milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2401 An per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre?: Iceland ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is milk, total — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.

Milk, Total — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Milk, Total — Milk Animals Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Milk, Total — Milk Animals, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 165 places, 9,378 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Milk, Total — Milk Animals 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.