Breakdown of habitable land area in Iceland
Iceland: Breakdown of habitable land area was 207,880 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Iceland, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 207,880 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over five years.
Iceland ranks 64th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Iceland, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 186,610 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 201,770 hectares | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 202,550 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 202,440 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 207,880 hectares | +2.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 207,880 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 9.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 207,880 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 110,340 hectares, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Iceland?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Iceland was 207,880 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 207,880 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 186,610 hectares in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Iceland ranks 64th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.