Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 1.16 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.16 An per person for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iceland peaked at 5.04 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.16 An per person, in 2024.
Iceland ranks 4th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.03 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 5.04 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 4.58 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 3.99 An per person | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 4.33 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 4.54 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 4.83 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 4.35 An per person | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 4.31 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 3.95 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 3.53 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 3.85 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 4.14 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 4.34 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 4.56 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 4.53 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.43 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.73 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 4.94 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 4.04 An per person | -18.3% |
| 1981 | 4.41 An per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 4.18 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 3.87 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 3.47 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 3.52 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 3.62 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.21 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 2.86 An per person | -10.8% |
| 1989 | 2.55 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 2.45 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 2.38 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.19 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.09 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 2.04 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.12 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.93 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.92 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.99 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.11 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.92 An per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 1.93 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.91 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.89 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.83 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.77 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.76 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.69 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.75 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.83 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.82 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.82 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.81 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.81 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.78 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.79 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.55 An per person | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.38 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.16 An per person | -3.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.16 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0235 An per person, 49.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.16 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0483 An per person, 23.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.56 An per person | 3.99 An per person | 5.04 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3 An per person | 3.53 An per person | 4.94 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.57 An per person | 2.55 An per person | 4.41 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 An per person | 1.9 An per person | 2.45 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 An per person | 1.69 An per person | 2.11 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 An per person | 1.55 An per person | 1.83 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 An per person | 1.16 An per person | 1.46 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 New Zealand 4.21 An per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 2.21 An per person compare
- 3 Australia 1.4 An per person compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 1.02 An per person compare
- 6 Bahrain 0.9949 An per person compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 0.7906 An per person compare
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 sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iceland?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Iceland was 1.16 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 An per person in 2024.
- How does Iceland rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. 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 Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.