Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland
Iceland: Sales of antibiotics for livestock was 0.6227 tonnes in 2022. ▼ Falling
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland, 2010–2022
Source: European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.6227 tonnes for sales of antibiotics for livestock in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland peaked at 0.769 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4582 tonnes, in 2019.
That places Iceland 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.769 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 0.685 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.623 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5691 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5519 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5465 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5371 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5495 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5545 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4582 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5153 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.527 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6227 tonnes | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5844 tonnes | 0.4582 tonnes | 0.769 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.555 tonnes | 0.5153 tonnes | 0.6227 tonnes | 3 |
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 sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland?
- Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Iceland was 0.6227 tonnes in 2022, according to European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sales of antibiotics for livestock recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.769 tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest sales of antibiotics for livestock recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4582 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for sales of antibiotics for livestock?
- Iceland ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sales of antibiotics for livestock rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from European Medicines Agency (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sales of antibiotics for livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total sales of antimicrobials in all other (non-tablet) forms in tonnes of active ingredients, these are typically used in food-producing animals.