Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 1.55 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.55 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
108th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.56 t per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.9965 t per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland stood at 1.55 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 1.56 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9965 t per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Iceland 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9965 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.46 t per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.55 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.55 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.36 t per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.55 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.1 t per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 1.28 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 0.9965 t per square kilometre | 1.14 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 t per square kilometre | 1.04 t per square kilometre | 1.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.56 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 105 Saint Lucia 1.69 t per square kilometre compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 1.61 t per square kilometre compare
- 107 Benin 1.55 t per square kilometre compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 1.53 t per square kilometre compare
- 110 Paraguay 1.41 t per square kilometre compare
- 111 Mauritius 1.4 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 milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Iceland was 1.55 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9965 t per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Iceland rank for milk, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, 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.
Milk, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, 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
Milk, 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.