Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Iceland stood at 0.0011 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.3% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0067 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per person, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 78th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.002 ha per person | -44.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 ha per person | +71.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 ha per person | +108.9% |
| 1972 | 0.005 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 ha per person | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0042 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.004 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 ha per person | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 0.003 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.003 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 ha per person | -12.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0011 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0011 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0032 ha per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +108.9% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person |
| 1969 | +71.9% | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
| 1974 | +51.8% | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Iceland?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Iceland was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0067 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 78th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.