Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland

Iceland: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.2614 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2614 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.56 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.2614 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland, 1961–2023

00.20.40.6196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.2614 sq. km per person for land area in square kilometers, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.56 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2614 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Iceland ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.56 sq. km per person
1962 0.5497 sq. km per person -1.8%
1963 0.54 sq. km per person -1.8%
1964 0.5305 sq. km per person -1.8%
1965 0.5214 sq. km per person -1.7%
1966 0.5126 sq. km per person -1.7%
1967 0.5044 sq. km per person -1.6%
1968 0.4975 sq. km per person -1.4%
1969 0.4929 sq. km per person -0.9%
1970 0.4904 sq. km per person -0.5%
1971 0.4864 sq. km per person -0.8%
1972 0.4794 sq. km per person -1.5%
1973 0.4722 sq. km per person -1.5%
1974 0.4658 sq. km per person -1.3%
1975 0.4599 sq. km per person -1.3%
1976 0.4554 sq. km per person -1.0%
1977 0.452 sq. km per person -0.7%
1978 0.4485 sq. km per person -0.8%
1979 0.4441 sq. km per person -1.0%
1980 0.4394 sq. km per person -1.1%
1981 0.4344 sq. km per person -1.1%
1982 0.4287 sq. km per person -1.3%
1983 0.423 sq. km per person -1.3%
1984 0.4186 sq. km per person -1.1%
1985 0.4153 sq. km per person -0.8%
1986 0.4122 sq. km per person -0.7%
1987 0.4078 sq. km per person -1.1%
1988 0.4014 sq. km per person -1.6%
1989 0.3965 sq. km per person -1.2%
1990 0.3934 sq. km per person -0.8%
1991 0.3889 sq. km per person -1.2%
1992 0.384 sq. km per person -1.2%
1993 0.3801 sq. km per person -1.0%
1994 0.3769 sq. km per person -0.9%
1995 0.3748 sq. km per person -0.5%
1996 0.3728 sq. km per person -0.5%
1997 0.3698 sq. km per person -0.8%
1998 0.3658 sq. km per person -1.1%
1999 0.3614 sq. km per person -1.2%
2000 0.3565 sq. km per person -1.4%
2001 0.3518 sq. km per person -1.3%
2002 0.3487 sq. km per person -0.9%
2003 0.3463 sq. km per person -0.7%
2004 0.3432 sq. km per person -0.9%
2005 0.3378 sq. km per person -1.6%
2006 0.33 sq. km per person -2.3%
2007 0.3218 sq. km per person -2.5%
2008 0.3158 sq. km per person -1.8%
2009 0.3148 sq. km per person -0.3%
2010 0.3152 sq. km per person +0.1%
2011 0.3142 sq. km per person -0.3%
2012 0.3126 sq. km per person -0.5%
2013 0.3096 sq. km per person -0.9%
2014 0.3062 sq. km per person -1.1%
2015 0.303 sq. km per person -1.0%
2016 0.2989 sq. km per person -1.4%
2017 0.2919 sq. km per person -2.3%
2018 0.2859 sq. km per person -2.1%
2019 0.2796 sq. km per person -2.2%
2020 0.2751 sq. km per person -1.6%
2021 0.2707 sq. km per person -1.6%
2022 0.264 sq. km per person -2.5%
2023 0.2614 sq. km per person -0.9%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.2614 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 38.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.2614 sq. km per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0117 sq. km per person, 22.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5232 sq. km per person 0.4929 sq. km per person 0.56 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.4654 sq. km per person 0.4441 sq. km per person 0.4904 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.4177 sq. km per person 0.3965 sq. km per person 0.4394 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.3768 sq. km per person 0.3614 sq. km per person 0.3934 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.3367 sq. km per person 0.3148 sq. km per person 0.3565 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.3017 sq. km per person 0.2796 sq. km per person 0.3152 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.2678 sq. km per person 0.2614 sq. km per person 0.2751 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 2 Mongolia 0.4477 sq. km per person compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
  3. 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
  4. 6 Guyana 0.2555 sq. km per person compare
  5. 7 Suriname 0.2552 sq. km per person compare
  6. 8 Libya 0.2408 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Iceland was 0.2614 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.56 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2614 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Iceland rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Iceland ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.