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Iceland: Arable land (% of land area)

1.20percent · 2024-0.7% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Iceland from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.2
20231.2
20221.2
20211.2
20201.2
20191.2
20181.2
20171.207
20161.207
20151.207
20141.209
20131.209
20121.209
20111.219
20101.227
20091.242
20081.257
20071.272
20061.287
20051.287
20041.287
20031.287
20021.287
20011.287
20001.287
19991.287
19981.297
19971.327
19961.337
19951.347
19941.347
19931.347
19921.357
19911.357
19901.357
19891.347
19881.347
19871.347
19861.347
19851.337
19841.337
19831.337
19821.337
19811.327
19801.327
19791.307
19781.297
19771.287
19761.267
19751.257
19741.247
19731.237
19721.227
19711.217
19701.207
19691.197
19681.197
19671.197
19661.197
19651.197
19641.197
19631.197
19621.197
19611.197

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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