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Surface area — Iceland

Surface area in Iceland in 2023 — 103,000 km². Ranked 108 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 103,000 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 108of 215
Period maximum 103,000 km²1961
Period minimum 103,000 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Iceland, 1961–202390,000100,000110,000120,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 103,000 km²1963: 103,000 km²1965: 103,000 km²1967: 103,000 km²1969: 103,000 km²1971: 103,000 km²1973: 103,000 km²1975: 103,000 km²1977: 103,000 km²1979: 103,000 km²1981: 103,000 km²1983: 103,000 km²1985: 103,000 km²1987: 103,000 km²1989: 103,000 km²1991: 103,000 km²1993: 103,000 km²1995: 103,000 km²1997: 103,000 km²1999: 103,000 km²2001: 103,000 km²2003: 103,000 km²2005: 103,000 km²2007: 103,000 km²2009: 103,000 km²2011: 103,000 km²2013: 103,000 km²2015: 103,000 km²2017: 103,000 km²2019: 103,000 km²2021: 103,000 km²2023: 103,000 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 103,000 km²
World 141M km²
Europe & Central Asia 28.9M km²
Northern Europe computed 2.55M km²
High-income countries computed 60.62M km²
Surface area — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 103,000 +0 +0%
2022 103,000 +0 +0%
2021 103,000 +0 +0%
2020 103,000 +0 +0%
2019 103,000 +0 +0%
2018 103,000 +0 +0%
2017 103,000 +0 +0%
2016 103,000 +0 +0%
2015 103,000 +0 +0%
2014 103,000 +0 +0%
2013 103,000 +0 +0%
2012 103,000 +0 +0%
2011 103,000 +0 +0%
2010 103,000 +0 +0%
2009 103,000 +0 +0%
2008 103,000 +0 +0%
2007 103,000 +0 +0%
2006 103,000 +0 +0%
2005 103,000 +0 +0%
2004 103,000 +0 +0%
2003 103,000 +0 +0%
2002 103,000 +0 +0%
2001 103,000 +0 +0%
2000 103,000 +0 +0%
1999 103,000 +0 +0%
1998 103,000 +0 +0%
1997 103,000 +0 +0%
1996 103,000 +0 +0%
1995 103,000 +0 +0%
1994 103,000 +0 +0%
1993 103,000 +0 +0%
1992 103,000 +0 +0%
1991 103,000 +0 +0%
1990 103,000 +0 +0%
1989 103,000 +0 +0%
1988 103,000 +0 +0%
1987 103,000 +0 +0%
1986 103,000 +0 +0%
1985 103,000 +0 +0%
1984 103,000 +0 +0%
1983 103,000 +0 +0%
1982 103,000 +0 +0%
1981 103,000 +0 +0%
1980 103,000 +0 +0%
1979 103,000 +0 +0%
1978 103,000 +0 +0%
1977 103,000 +0 +0%
1976 103,000 +0 +0%
1975 103,000 +0 +0%
1974 103,000 +0 +0%
1973 103,000 +0 +0%
1972 103,000 +0 +0%
1971 103,000 +0 +0%
1970 103,000 +0 +0%
1969 103,000 +0 +0%
1968 103,000 +0 +0%
1967 103,000 +0 +0%
1966 103,000 +0 +0%
1965 103,000 +0 +0%
1964 103,000 +0 +0%
1963 103,000 +0 +0%
1962 103,000 +0 +0%
1961 103,000 — —

Northern Europe, 2023

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

NO Norway 624,500 SE Sweden 528,660 GL Greenland 410,450 FI Finland 338,480 GB United Kingdom 243,610 IS Iceland 103,000 IE Ireland 70,280 LT Lithuania 65,290 LV Latvia 64,590 EE Estonia 45,340 DK Denmark 42,920 FO Faroe Islands 12,960 IM Isle of Man 570
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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