Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iceland
Iceland: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 51.11 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Iceland stood at 51.11. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Iceland peaked at 296.24 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 51.11, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 172nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Iceland?
- Roots and tubers, total — 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 296.24 in 1984.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.11 in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita 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.