Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Iceland

Arable land per capita in Iceland in 2023 — 0.3137 ha/person. Ranked 30 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 53.2%.

2023 0.3137 ha/person −0.95% vs 2022
World rank 30of 206
Period maximum 0.6703 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3137 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Iceland, 1961–20230.30.40.50.60.719611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6703 ha/person1963: 0.6464 ha/person1965: 0.6241 ha/person1967: 0.6038 ha/person1969: 0.5901 ha/person1971: 0.592 ha/person1973: 0.584 ha/person1975: 0.578 ha/person1977: 0.5816 ha/person1979: 0.5803 ha/person1981: 0.5764 ha/person1983: 0.5655 ha/person1985: 0.5551 ha/person1987: 0.5491 ha/person1989: 0.5339 ha/person1991: 0.5275 ha/person1993: 0.5119 ha/person1995: 0.5047 ha/person1997: 0.4905 ha/person1999: 0.4651 ha/person2001: 0.4527 ha/person2003: 0.4456 ha/person2005: 0.4347 ha/person2007: 0.4012 ha/person2009: 0.3893 ha/person2011: 0.3831 ha/person2013: 0.3743 ha/person2015: 0.3658 ha/person2017: 0.3524 ha/person2019: 0.3356 ha/person2021: 0.3248 ha/person2023: 0.3137 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3565 (−53.19%) Average annual rate: -1.22 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 0.3137 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Northern Europe computed 0.1752 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3137 −0.003 −0.95%
2022 0.3168 −0.0081 −2.48%
2021 0.3248 −0.0054 −1.63%
2020 0.3302 −0.0054 −1.61%
2019 0.3356 −0.0075 −2.17%
2018 0.343 −0.0093 −2.64%
2017 0.3524 −0.0084 −2.32%
2016 0.3607 −0.005 −1.38%
2015 0.3658 −0.0044 −1.2%
2014 0.3702 −0.0041 −1.11%
2013 0.3743 −0.0036 −0.94%
2012 0.3779 −0.0052 −1.34%
2011 0.3831 −0.0037 −0.95%
2010 0.3867 −0.0026 −0.66%
2009 0.3893 −0.0045 −1.14%
2008 0.3938 −0.0074 −1.84%
2007 0.4012 −0.0234 −5.52%
2006 0.4246 −0.0101 −2.32%
2005 0.4347 −0.0069 −1.57%
2004 0.4417 −0.0039 −0.87%
2003 0.4456 −0.0031 −0.69%
2002 0.4487 −0.004 −0.89%
2001 0.4527 −0.0061 −1.32%
2000 0.4587 −0.0063 −1.36%
1999 0.4651 −0.0093 −1.96%
1998 0.4744 −0.0162 −3.3%
1997 0.4905 −0.0078 −1.56%
1996 0.4983 −0.0064 −1.28%
1995 0.5047 −0.0027 −0.54%
1994 0.5075 −0.0044 −0.86%
1993 0.5119 −0.0091 −1.74%
1992 0.521 −0.0066 −1.25%
1991 0.5275 −0.0062 −1.15%
1990 0.5337 −0.0002 −0.04%
1989 0.5339 −0.0067 −1.23%
1988 0.5406 −0.0085 −1.55%
1987 0.5491 −0.006 −1.09%
1986 0.5551 +0.0001 +0.01%
1985 0.5551 −0.0044 −0.78%
1984 0.5595 −0.006 −1.06%
1983 0.5655 −0.0075 −1.32%
1982 0.573 −0.0034 −0.59%
1981 0.5764 −0.0066 −1.13%
1980 0.583 +0.0027 +0.46%
1979 0.5803 −0.0012 −0.21%
1978 0.5816 −0 −0.01%
1977 0.5816 +0.0047 +0.82%
1976 0.5769 −0.0012 −0.2%
1975 0.578 −0.0028 −0.48%
1974 0.5808 −0.0032 −0.55%
1973 0.584 −0.0041 −0.7%
1972 0.5881 −0.0038 −0.65%
1971 0.592 +0.0001 +0.01%
1970 0.5919 +0.0018 +0.31%
1969 0.5901 −0.0055 −0.92%
1968 0.5956 −0.0082 −1.36%
1967 0.6038 −0.0098 −1.6%
1966 0.6136 −0.0105 −1.68%
1965 0.6241 −0.0109 −1.72%
1964 0.635 −0.0114 −1.76%
1963 0.6464 −0.0116 −1.76%
1962 0.658 −0.0123 −1.84%
1961 0.6703

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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