Oats — Food supply in Iceland
Iceland: Oats — Food supply was 3,238 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oats — Food supply in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, oats — food supply in Iceland stood at 3,238 million Kcal.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — food supply in Iceland peaked at 4,442 million Kcal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,581 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Iceland 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Oats — Food supply in Iceland, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,581 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 3,044 million Kcal | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 3,217 million Kcal | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,379 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3,411 million Kcal | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4,442 million Kcal | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 4,292 million Kcal | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4,402 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,949 million Kcal | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3,873 million Kcal | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,589 million Kcal | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 3,892 million Kcal | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 3,076 million Kcal | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 3,238 million Kcal | +5.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 3,238 million Kcal is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,664 million Kcal, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 3,238 million Kcal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,664 million Kcal, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,659 million Kcal | 2,581 million Kcal | 4,442 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,449 million Kcal | 3,076 million Kcal | 3,892 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 oats — food supply in Iceland?
- Oats — food supply in Iceland was 3,238 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,442 million Kcal in 2015.
- What is the lowest oats — food supply recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,581 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for oats — food supply?
- Iceland ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oats — food supply rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.