Potatoes — Production, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0143 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per capita in Iceland is 0.0143 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0812 t per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0143 t per person, in 2024.
That places Iceland 84th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0726 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0548 t per person | -24.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0485 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.045 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.065 t per person | +44.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0179 t per person | -72.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0328 t per person | +83.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0278 t per person | -15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.022 t per person | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0264 t per person | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 t per person | +109.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0409 t per person | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0284 t per person | -30.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0623 t per person | +119.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0289 t per person | -53.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0314 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0345 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0585 t per person | +69.8% |
| 1979 | 0.027 t per person | -53.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0672 t per person | +149.3% |
| 1981 | 0.047 t per person | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0611 t per person | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0211 t per person | -65.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0812 t per person | +285.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0531 t per person | -34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0682 t per person | +28.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0736 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0412 t per person | -44.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0316 t per person | -23.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0334 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0587 t per person | +76.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0429 t per person | -26.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 t per person | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0419 t per person | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0274 t per person | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0417 t per person | +52.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 t per person | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0422 t per person | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 t per person | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.035 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0399 t per person | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0306 t per person | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0245 t per person | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0411 t per person | +67.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0465 t per person | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0469 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 t per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 t per person | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0392 t per person | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0226 t per person | -42.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 t per person | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 t per person | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0254 t per person | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0296 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0262 t per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 t per person | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 t per person | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0201 t per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 t per person | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0188 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0189 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0143 t per person | -24.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0143 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0349 t per person, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0143 t per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0728 t per person, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +285.1% | 0.0211 t per person | 0.0812 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0429 t per person | 0.0179 t per person | 0.0726 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0394 t per person | 0.0264 t per person | 0.0623 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0545 t per person | 0.0211 t per person | 0.0812 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0386 t per person | 0.0274 t per person | 0.0587 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0375 t per person | 0.0245 t per person | 0.0469 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0259 t per person | 0.0171 t per person | 0.0392 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 t per person | 0.0143 t per person | 0.0201 t 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 — production, per capita in Iceland?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Iceland was 0.0143 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0812 t per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 t per person in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.