Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iceland
Iceland: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 51.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Iceland is 51.11, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Iceland peaked at 296.24 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 51.11, in 2024.
That places Iceland 136th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 264.81 | — |
| 1962 | 199.96 | -24.5% |
| 1963 | 176.76 | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 163.96 | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 236.97 | +44.5% |
| 1966 | 65.13 | -72.5% |
| 1967 | 119.61 | +83.6% |
| 1968 | 101.4 | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 80.05 | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 96.4 | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 201.74 | +109.3% |
| 1972 | 149.08 | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 103.52 | -30.6% |
| 1974 | 227.27 | +119.5% |
| 1975 | 105.44 | -53.6% |
| 1976 | 114.56 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 125.61 | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 213.33 | +69.8% |
| 1979 | 98.34 | -53.9% |
| 1980 | 245.17 | +149.3% |
| 1981 | 171.54 | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 222.97 | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 76.93 | -65.5% |
| 1984 | 296.24 | +285.1% |
| 1985 | 193.6 | -34.6% |
| 1986 | 248.56 | +28.4% |
| 1987 | 268.33 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 150.22 | -44.0% |
| 1989 | 115.36 | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 121.62 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 213.99 | +75.9% |
| 1992 | 156.41 | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 123.03 | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 152.72 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 99.83 | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 152.01 | +52.3% |
| 1997 | 115.05 | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 153.69 | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 118.45 | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 127.59 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 145.38 | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 111.56 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 89.26 | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 149.75 | +67.8% |
| 2005 | 169.51 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 170.86 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 152.09 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 143.54 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 108.72 | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 142.79 | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 82.51 | -42.2% |
| 2012 | 110.23 | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 67.54 | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 92.4 | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 99.7 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 107.89 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 95.52 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 62.21 | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 82.89 | +33.2% |
| 2020 | 73.39 | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 62.18 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 69.02 | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 68.66 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.11 | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.52 | 65.13 | 264.81 | 9 |
| 1970s | 143.53 | 96.4 | 227.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 198.89 | 76.93 | 296.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.68 | 99.83 | 213.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.83 | 89.26 | 170.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.37 | 62.21 | 142.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.87 | 51.11 | 73.39 | 5 |
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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 — gross per capita production index number in Iceland?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Iceland was 51.11 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 296.24 in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.11 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Iceland ranks 136th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.