Iceland Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) 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.
  • Iceland arable land for 2020 was 121,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Iceland arable land for 2019 was 121,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
  • Iceland arable land for 2018 was 121,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
  • Iceland arable land for 2017 was 121,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
United States 157,736,800
Canada 38,235,000
Argentina 32,632,760
Australia 30,644,000
France 17,956,560
Germany 11,664,000
Spain 11,639,398
Poland 10,921,000
Italy 6,831,000
United Kingdom 5,978,502
Japan 4,104,000
Hungary 4,012,000
Saudi Arabia 3,430,417
Sweden 2,538,550
Czech Republic 2,484,154
Denmark 2,370,930
Lithuania 2,249,400
Finland 2,243,000
Greece 2,131,930
Uruguay 2,024,400
South Korea 1,352,000
Slovak Republic 1,346,000
Latvia 1,334,000
Austria 1,321,080
Chile 1,197,000
Netherlands 1,004,830
Portugal 951,534
Croatia 889,000
Belgium 864,877
Norway 804,497
Estonia 694,000
Panama 565,000
New Zealand 527,000
Ireland 444,000
Switzerland 399,842
Israel 380,000
Slovenia 181,030
Iceland 121,000
Cyprus 102,402
Oman 74,660
Luxembourg 62,130
Puerto Rico 50,200
UAE 49,000
Trinidad and Tobago 25,000
Isle of Man 23,500
Qatar 21,000
Malta 9,070
Bahamas 8,000
Kuwait 8,000
Barbados 7,000
New Caledonia 5,970
St. Kitts and Nevis 5,000
Antigua and Barbuda 4,000
Brunei 4,000
French Polynesia 2,500
Hong Kong 2,000
Aruba 2,000
San Marino 1,985
Bahrain 1,600
Liechtenstein 1,410
British Virgin Islands 1,000
Guam 1,000
Turks and Caicos Islands 1,000
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 900
Andorra 720
Singapore 560
Palau 300
Bermuda 300
Cayman Islands 200
Seychelles 150
Northern Mariana Islands 80
Faroe Islands 70
Iceland Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 121,000 0.33 1.20%
2019 121,000 0.34 1.20%
2018 121,000 0.34 1.20%
2017 121,000 0.35 1.21%
2016 121,000 0.36 1.21%
2015 121,000 0.37 1.21%
2014 121,200 0.37 1.21%
2013 121,200 0.37 1.21%
2012 121,200 0.38 1.21%
2011 122,200 0.38 1.22%
2010 123,000 0.39 1.23%
2009 124,000 0.39 1.24%
2008 125,000 0.39 1.25%
2007 125,000 0.40 1.25%
2006 129,000 0.42 1.29%
2005 129,000 0.43 1.29%
2004 129,000 0.44 1.29%
2003 129,000 0.45 1.29%
2002 129,000 0.45 1.29%
2001 129,000 0.45 1.29%
2000 129,000 0.46 1.29%
1999 129,000 0.47 1.29%
1998 130,000 0.47 1.30%
1997 133,000 0.49 1.33%
1996 134,000 0.50 1.34%
1995 135,000 0.50 1.35%
1994 135,000 0.51 1.35%
1993 135,000 0.51 1.35%
1992 136,000 0.52 1.36%
1991 136,000 0.53 1.36%
1990 136,000 0.53 1.36%
1989 135,000 0.53 1.35%
1988 135,000 0.54 1.35%
1987 135,000 0.55 1.35%
1986 135,000 0.56 1.35%
1985 134,000 0.56 1.34%
1984 134,000 0.56 1.34%
1983 134,000 0.57 1.34%
1982 134,000 0.57 1.34%
1981 133,000 0.58 1.33%
1980 133,000 0.58 1.33%
1979 131,000 0.58 1.31%
1978 130,000 0.58 1.30%
1977 129,000 0.58 1.29%
1976 127,000 0.58 1.27%
1975 126,000 0.58 1.26%
1974 125,000 0.58 1.25%
1973 124,000 0.58 1.24%
1972 123,000 0.59 1.23%
1971 122,000 0.59 1.22%
1970 121,000 0.59 1.21%
1969 120,000 0.59 1.20%
1968 120,000 0.60 1.20%
1967 120,000 0.60 1.20%
1966 120,000 0.61 1.20%
1965 120,000 0.62 1.20%
1964 120,000 0.64 1.20%
1963 120,000 0.65 1.20%
1962 120,000 0.66 1.20%
1961 120,000 0.67 1.20%