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Iceland: Arable land (hectares)

121,000hectares · 2024-0.2% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Iceland from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024121,000
2023121,000
2022121,000
2021121,000
2020121,000
2019121,000
2018121,000
2017121,000
2016121,000
2015121,000
2014121,200
2013121,200
2012121,200
2011122,200
2010123,000
2009124,500
2008126,000
2007127,500
2006129,000
2005129,000
2004129,000
2003129,000
2002129,000
2001129,000
2000129,000
1999129,000
1998130,000
1997133,000
1996134,000
1995135,000
1994135,000
1993135,000
1992136,000
1991136,000
1990136,000
1989135,000
1988135,000
1987135,000
1986135,000
1985134,000
1984134,000
1983134,000
1982134,000
1981133,000
1980133,000
1979131,000
1978130,000
1977129,000
1976127,000
1975126,000
1974125,000
1973124,000
1972123,000
1971122,000
1970121,000
1969120,000
1968120,000
1967120,000
1966120,000
1965120,000
1964120,000
1963120,000
1962120,000
1961120,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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