Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Iceland
Iceland: Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number was 60.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — gross production index number in Iceland stood at 60.64.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production index number in Iceland peaked at 213.99 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 38.42, in 1966.
Iceland ranks 133rd of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Gross Production Index Number in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 142.96 | — |
| 1962 | 109.97 | -23.1% |
| 1963 | 98.97 | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 93.48 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 137.46 | +47.0% |
| 1966 | 38.42 | -72.1% |
| 1967 | 71.71 | +86.6% |
| 1968 | 61.63 | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 49.1 | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 59.45 | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 125.44 | +111.0% |
| 1972 | 94.07 | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 66.31 | -29.5% |
| 1974 | 147.56 | +122.5% |
| 1975 | 69.34 | -53.0% |
| 1976 | 76.08 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 84.04 | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 143.85 | +71.2% |
| 1979 | 66.96 | -53.5% |
| 1980 | 168.71 | +152.0% |
| 1981 | 119.38 | -29.2% |
| 1982 | 157.26 | +31.7% |
| 1983 | 54.99 | -65.0% |
| 1984 | 213.99 | +289.1% |
| 1985 | 140.96 | -34.1% |
| 1986 | 182.31 | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 198.97 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 113.15 | -43.1% |
| 1989 | 87.98 | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 93.48 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 166.4 | +78.0% |
| 1992 | 123.17 | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 97.87 | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 122.55 | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 80.54 | -34.3% |
| 1996 | 123.31 | +53.1% |
| 1997 | 94.1 | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 127.06 | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 99.12 | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 108.24 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 124.99 | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 96.77 | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 77.97 | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 131.96 | +69.2% |
| 2005 | 151.76 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 156.6 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 142.96 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 137.46 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 104.47 | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 137.02 | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 79.42 | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 106.67 | +34.3% |
| 2013 | 65.98 | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 91.28 | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 99.52 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 109.2 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 98.97 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 66.2 | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 90.18 | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 81.15 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 69.89 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 79.18 | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 80.26 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 60.64 | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.3 | 38.42 | 142.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.31 | 59.45 | 147.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.77 | 54.99 | 213.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 112.76 | 80.54 | 166.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.32 | 77.97 | 156.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.44 | 65.98 | 137.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.22 | 60.64 | 81.15 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.65 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.65 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross production index number in Iceland?
- Potatoes — gross production index number in Iceland was 60.64 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 213.99 in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.42 in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for potatoes — gross production index number?
- Iceland ranks 133rd out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross production index number rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.