Potato yields in Iceland
Iceland: Potato yields was 13.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Iceland is 13.35 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Iceland peaked at 20 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Iceland 120th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.57 tonnes per hectare | 18.57 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | 13.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 19.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.21 tonnes per hectare | 8.5 tonnes per hectare | 13.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.69 tonnes per hectare | 10.03 tonnes per hectare | 19.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.49 tonnes per hectare | 13.35 tonnes per hectare | 18.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iceland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 22,689 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 5.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3,160 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Iceland?
- Potato yields in Iceland was 13.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Iceland rank for potato yields?
- Iceland ranks 120th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.