Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Iceland

Arable land share in Iceland in 2023 — 1.2%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0 pp.

2023 1.2% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 181of 206
Period maximum 1.36%1990
Period minimum 1.2%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Iceland, 1961–20231.151.21.251.31.351.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.2%1963: 1.2%1965: 1.2%1967: 1.2%1969: 1.2%1971: 1.22%1973: 1.24%1975: 1.26%1977: 1.29%1979: 1.31%1981: 1.33%1983: 1.34%1985: 1.34%1987: 1.35%1989: 1.35%1991: 1.36%1993: 1.35%1995: 1.35%1997: 1.33%1999: 1.29%2001: 1.29%2003: 1.29%2005: 1.29%2007: 1.25%2009: 1.24%2011: 1.22%2013: 1.21%2015: 1.21%2017: 1.21%2019: 1.2%2021: 1.2%2023: 1.2%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 1.2%
World 10.67%
Northern Europe computed 11.16%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.2 +0 pp
2022 1.2 +0 pp
2021 1.2 +0 pp
2020 1.2 +0 pp
2019 1.2 +0 pp
2018 1.2 −0.01 pp
2017 1.21 +0 pp
2016 1.21 +0 pp
2015 1.21 −0 pp
2014 1.21 +0 pp
2013 1.21 +0 pp
2012 1.21 −0.01 pp
2011 1.22 −0.01 pp
2010 1.23 −0.01 pp
2009 1.24 −0.01 pp
2008 1.25 +0 pp
2007 1.25 −0.04 pp
2006 1.29 +0 pp
2005 1.29 +0 pp
2004 1.29 +0 pp
2003 1.29 +0 pp
2002 1.29 +0 pp
2001 1.29 +0 pp
2000 1.29 +0 pp
1999 1.29 −0.01 pp
1998 1.3 −0.03 pp
1997 1.33 −0.01 pp
1996 1.34 −0.01 pp
1995 1.35 +0 pp
1994 1.35 +0 pp
1993 1.35 −0.01 pp
1992 1.36 +0 pp
1991 1.36 +0 pp
1990 1.36 +0.01 pp
1989 1.35 +0 pp
1988 1.35 +0 pp
1987 1.35 +0 pp
1986 1.35 +0.01 pp
1985 1.34 +0 pp
1984 1.34 +0 pp
1983 1.34 +0 pp
1982 1.34 +0.01 pp
1981 1.33 +0 pp
1980 1.33 +0.02 pp
1979 1.31 +0.01 pp
1978 1.3 +0.01 pp
1977 1.29 +0.02 pp
1976 1.27 +0.01 pp
1975 1.26 +0.01 pp
1974 1.25 +0.01 pp
1973 1.24 +0.01 pp
1972 1.23 +0.01 pp
1971 1.22 +0.01 pp
1970 1.21 +0.01 pp
1969 1.2 +0 pp
1968 1.2 +0 pp
1967 1.2 +0 pp
1966 1.2 +0 pp
1965 1.2 +0 pp
1964 1.2 +0 pp
1963 1.2 +0 pp
1962 1.2 +0 pp
1961 1.2

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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