Iceland - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Iceland was 18,720 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,200 in 1969 and a minimum value of 18,720 in 2015.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 21,200
1962 21,200
1963 21,200
1964 21,200
1965 21,200
1966 21,200
1967 21,200
1968 21,200
1969 21,200
1970 20,010
1971 19,910
1972 19,810
1973 19,710
1974 19,600
1975 19,500
1976 19,400
1977 19,310
1978 19,210
1979 19,110
1980 19,000
1981 19,000
1982 19,000
1983 19,000
1984 19,000
1985 19,000
1986 19,000
1987 19,000
1988 19,000
1989 19,000
1990 19,010
1991 19,010
1992 19,010
1993 19,000
1994 19,000
1995 18,990
1996 18,970
1997 18,950
1998 18,910
1999 18,890
2000 18,890
2001 18,890
2002 18,870
2003 18,850
2004 18,840
2005 18,820
2006 18,810
2007 18,760
2008 18,760
2009 18,750
2010 18,740
2011 18,732
2012 18,722
2013 18,722
2014 18,722
2015 18,720
2016 18,720
2017 18,720
2018 18,720

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Iceland was 18.57 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 21.15 in 1969, while its lowest value was 18.57 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 21.15
1962 21.15
1963 21.15
1964 21.15
1965 21.15
1966 21.15
1967 21.15
1968 21.15
1969 21.15
1970 19.96
1971 19.86
1972 19.76
1973 19.66
1974 19.55
1975 19.45
1976 19.35
1977 19.26
1978 19.16
1979 19.06
1980 18.95
1981 18.95
1982 18.95
1983 18.95
1984 18.95
1985 18.95
1986 18.95
1987 18.95
1988 18.95
1989 18.95
1990 18.96
1991 18.96
1992 18.96
1993 18.95
1994 18.95
1995 18.94
1996 18.92
1997 18.90
1998 18.86
1999 18.84
2000 18.84
2001 18.84
2002 18.82
2003 18.80
2004 18.79
2005 18.77
2006 18.76
2007 18.71
2008 18.71
2009 18.70
2010 18.69
2011 18.69
2012 18.68
2013 18.68
2014 18.68
2015 18.67
2016 18.67
2017 18.67
2018 18.57

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use