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Agricultural land — Iceland

Agricultural land in Iceland in 2023 — 16,380 km². Ranked 127 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 22.7%.

2023 16,380 km² −12.5% vs 2022
World rank 127of 209
Period maximum 21,200 km²1961
Period minimum 16,380 km²2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Iceland, 1961–202316,00018,00020,00022,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 21,200 km²1963: 21,200 km²1965: 21,200 km²1967: 21,200 km²1969: 21,200 km²1971: 19,910 km²1973: 19,710 km²1975: 19,500 km²1977: 19,310 km²1979: 19,110 km²1981: 19,000 km²1983: 19,000 km²1985: 19,000 km²1987: 19,000 km²1989: 19,000 km²1991: 19,010 km²1993: 19,000 km²1995: 18,990 km²1997: 18,950 km²1999: 18,890 km²2001: 18,890 km²2003: 18,850 km²2005: 18,820 km²2007: 18,760 km²2009: 18,750 km²2011: 18,732 km²2013: 18,722 km²2015: 18,720 km²2017: 18,720 km²2019: 18,720 km²2021: 18,720 km²2023: 16,380 km²
Change over the period: −4,820 (−22.74%) Average annual rate: -0.42 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 16,380 km²
World 47.92M km²
Europe & Central Asia 7.98M km²
Northern Europe computed 378,940 km²
High-income countries computed 14.55M km²
Agricultural land — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 16,380 −2,340 −12.5%
2022 18,720 +0 +0%
2021 18,720 +0 +0%
2020 18,720 +0 +0%
2019 18,720 +0 +0%
2018 18,720 +0 +0%
2017 18,720 +0 +0%
2016 18,720 +0 +0%
2015 18,720 −2 −0.01%
2014 18,722 +0 +0%
2013 18,722 +0 +0%
2012 18,722 −10 −0.05%
2011 18,732 −8 −0.04%
2010 18,740 −10 −0.05%
2009 18,750 −10 −0.05%
2008 18,760 +0 +0%
2007 18,760 −50 −0.27%
2006 18,810 −10 −0.05%
2005 18,820 −20 −0.11%
2004 18,840 −10 −0.05%
2003 18,850 −20 −0.11%
2002 18,870 −20 −0.11%
2001 18,890 +0 +0%
2000 18,890 +0 +0%
1999 18,890 −20 −0.11%
1998 18,910 −40 −0.21%
1997 18,950 −20 −0.11%
1996 18,970 −20 −0.11%
1995 18,990 −10 −0.05%
1994 19,000 +0 +0%
1993 19,000 −10 −0.05%
1992 19,010 +0 +0%
1991 19,010 +0 +0%
1990 19,010 +10 +0.05%
1989 19,000 +0 +0%
1988 19,000 +0 +0%
1987 19,000 +0 +0%
1986 19,000 +0 +0%
1985 19,000 +0 +0%
1984 19,000 +0 +0%
1983 19,000 +0 +0%
1982 19,000 +0 +0%
1981 19,000 +0 +0%
1980 19,000 −110 −0.58%
1979 19,110 −100 −0.52%
1978 19,210 −100 −0.52%
1977 19,310 −90 −0.46%
1976 19,400 −100 −0.51%
1975 19,500 −100 −0.51%
1974 19,600 −110 −0.56%
1973 19,710 −100 −0.5%
1972 19,810 −100 −0.5%
1971 19,910 −100 −0.5%
1970 20,010 −1,190 −5.61%
1969 21,200 +0 +0%
1968 21,200 +0 +0%
1967 21,200 +0 +0%
1966 21,200 +0 +0%
1965 21,200 +0 +0%
1964 21,200 +0 +0%
1963 21,200 +0 +0%
1962 21,200 +0 +0%
1961 21,200 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GB United Kingdom 170,095 IE Ireland 41,890 SE Sweden 29,820 LT Lithuania 28,730 DK Denmark 26,210 FI Finland 22,620 LV Latvia 19,710 IS Iceland 16,380 EE Estonia 9,880 NO Norway 9,820 GL Greenland 2,431 FO Faroe Islands 961 IM Isle of Man 394
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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