Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Iceland

Arable land in Iceland in 2023 — 121,000 ha. Ranked 144 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.8%.

2023 121,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 144of 206
Period maximum 136,000 ha1990
Period minimum 120,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Iceland, 1961–2023120,000125,000130,000135,000140,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 120,000 ha1963: 120,000 ha1965: 120,000 ha1967: 120,000 ha1969: 120,000 ha1971: 122,000 ha1973: 124,000 ha1975: 126,000 ha1977: 129,000 ha1979: 131,000 ha1981: 133,000 ha1983: 134,000 ha1985: 134,000 ha1987: 135,000 ha1989: 135,000 ha1991: 136,000 ha1993: 135,000 ha1995: 135,000 ha1997: 133,000 ha1999: 129,000 ha2001: 129,000 ha2003: 129,000 ha2005: 129,000 ha2007: 125,000 ha2009: 124,000 ha2011: 122,200 ha2013: 121,200 ha2015: 121,000 ha2017: 121,000 ha2019: 121,000 ha2021: 121,000 ha2023: 121,000 ha
Change over the period: +1,000 (+0.83%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 121,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Northern Europe computed 18.94M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 121,000 +0 +0%
2022 121,000 +0 +0%
2021 121,000 +0 +0%
2020 121,000 +0 +0%
2019 121,000 +0 +0%
2018 121,000 +0 +0%
2017 121,000 +0 +0%
2016 121,000 +0 +0%
2015 121,000 −200 −0.17%
2014 121,200 +0 +0%
2013 121,200 +0 +0%
2012 121,200 −1,000 −0.82%
2011 122,200 −800 −0.65%
2010 123,000 −1,000 −0.81%
2009 124,000 −1,000 −0.8%
2008 125,000 +0 +0%
2007 125,000 −4,000 −3.1%
2006 129,000 +0 +0%
2005 129,000 +0 +0%
2004 129,000 +0 +0%
2003 129,000 +0 +0%
2002 129,000 +0 +0%
2001 129,000 +0 +0%
2000 129,000 +0 +0%
1999 129,000 −1,000 −0.77%
1998 130,000 −3,000 −2.26%
1997 133,000 −1,000 −0.75%
1996 134,000 −1,000 −0.74%
1995 135,000 +0 +0%
1994 135,000 +0 +0%
1993 135,000 −1,000 −0.74%
1992 136,000 +0 +0%
1991 136,000 +0 +0%
1990 136,000 +1,000 +0.74%
1989 135,000 +0 +0%
1988 135,000 +0 +0%
1987 135,000 +0 +0%
1986 135,000 +1,000 +0.75%
1985 134,000 +0 +0%
1984 134,000 +0 +0%
1983 134,000 +0 +0%
1982 134,000 +1,000 +0.75%
1981 133,000 +0 +0%
1980 133,000 +2,000 +1.53%
1979 131,000 +1,000 +0.77%
1978 130,000 +1,000 +0.78%
1977 129,000 +2,000 +1.57%
1976 127,000 +1,000 +0.79%
1975 126,000 +1,000 +0.8%
1974 125,000 +1,000 +0.81%
1973 124,000 +1,000 +0.81%
1972 123,000 +1,000 +0.82%
1971 122,000 +1,000 +0.83%
1970 121,000 +1,000 +0.83%
1969 120,000 +0 +0%
1968 120,000 +0 +0%
1967 120,000 +0 +0%
1966 120,000 +0 +0%
1965 120,000 +0 +0%
1964 120,000 +0 +0%
1963 120,000 +0 +0%
1962 120,000 +0 +0%
1961 120,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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