Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland
Iceland: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland is 0.0047 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.015 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
Iceland ranks 120th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1967 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +73.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +110.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1974 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1975 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1976 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0047 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0047 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2328 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +110.6% | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +73.5% | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +53.8% | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 117 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Belize 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Zambia 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Chad 0.003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Qatar 0.003 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Iceland rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Iceland ranks 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.